Texas voters have approved a marijuana legalization question that appeared on the state’s Democratic primary ballot.
As part of the primary election on Tuesday, each major party was able to place several non-binding propositions on the ballot that allow voters show how they feel on key issues.
The Texas Democratic Party used one of its propositions to find out where the electorate stands on legalizing cannabis and whether past convictions should be expunged.
Preliminary results indicate that Texas voters who selected a Democratic primary ballot approved the cannabis question by a margin of 80 percent to 20 percent, with 85 percent of polling locations reporting as of Wednesday morning.
The yes or no question on Democratic primary ballots read:
“Texas should legalize cannabis for adults and automatically expunge criminal records for past low-level cannabis offenses.”
There was no cannabis question on the Republican ballot, but Texas has an open primary system in which voters can opt to participate in either party’s primary regardless of how they are registered.
The approval of Democrats’ marijuana question will not on its own change any cannabis laws, but it could send a signal to lawmakers that the reform is popular with voters.
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