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5 Democrat priorities to watch in Texas: Marijuana push, red flag laws and Medicaid expansion

By CP Staff

1. Legalization of marijuana

Among the earliest filings were multiple bills to legalize and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older. Nearly identical House measures, House Bills 362 and 369, would allow possession of limited amounts, home cultivation and a taxed commercial market with state licensing.

Texas remains the most populous state without recreational marijuana legalization. Recreational use remains illegal under state and federal law. Previous legalization efforts failed to advance in the Republican-controlled Legislature.

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