'Crusade' Calls for Legal Marijuana in Downtown Austin

I agree and I agree and let me say that, well...I agree

ALL OF THEM! JUST SAY YES!

I, along with a few others, organized this event.
We marched about 300 deep from Zilker Park to our State Capitol. 75% of all cars we passed honked and showed heavy support. About 1/3 of the people we passed on foot, joined our march.

Our concert on the South Steps lasted about three hours and included moving words from Miss High Times 2007 and Bruce Fox, NORML legal advisory board member. We also had a eight talented Texas bands play all day long at The Capitol and Zilker Park.

The success of our event depended completely on us. We had virtually no outside support, save for a few donations. So next year on May 2nd, perhaps we will get some outside support to make this bigger and bigger every year.

My only gripe is that KEYE had their own spin on our story before they ever showed up to the event. They were very selective in who they spoke to, and even then very selective with which quotes they used in the story. While our main focus in hosting the Texas Cannabis Crusade was to inform the public on the subject of industrial hemp and medical cannabis, we do believe in the recreational use of cannabis. It was not our focus for this event, but that's all the KEYE folks wanted to hear about.

We do appreciate the fact that KEYE was the only TV station in town to cover the story, even though every station received our press release. However, we would appreciate if the folks over at KEYE could learn to spell "Cannabis." It was written on our podium for God's sake!

All in all we are very happy with the turnout and the positive impact the event had on the state's opinion of cannabis.

Props go to the Daily Texan, who used our story on the cover page and included lots of viable facts. KEYE, where were your facts?

OK.

I am done. If anyone has any questions for me, or you would like to become a sponsor for next year's event, please contact me at Hector at outgrowbigbro.org.

Danks for the support!

Hector X.
OGBB

Will Texas be the first state to legalize? This could be our Boston Tea Party for the 21st century. There's no reason we can't have a tea party in Texas. If Texas doesn't have the rebellious fortitude that we Americans have always celebrated, who does? It's going to happen eventually, just like FDR ending alcohol prohibition when he got elected in the early 1930's. Why not end cannabis prohibition NOW? Why not Texas? Come on, Texas, show us how it's done. Throw down the gauntlet for the rest of the country and become a working model for state's rights as defined by the 10th Amendment. You will go down in history for setting the stage for the future. Will Texas be the state, or will the honor go to New York or California, or some other state? It's a contest now. The first state to legalize will be the state that reaps the rewards and the glory of being the first state to reach the promised land. After all, Boston is still known for it's Tea Party.
We are a nation of revolutionaries, founded on the idea of revolting against unnecessary repression and control.
Which state will be our champion? The correct answer SHOULD be; ALL OF THEM.