Candidate Forum : Marijuana Policy - Texas NORML

Candidate Forum : Marijuana Policy Hosted by Texas NORML Doors Open at 7pm Event Starts at 7:30pm Located at Flamingo Cantina (515 East 6th Street, Austin, TX 78701) **Please note the earlier than usual start time!** We have invited candidates running for Texas State House of Representative and Texas State Senate in the greater Austin Area to participate. The following candidates are participating: Les Carnes, D - Texas State Representative, District 45 Sheryl Cole, D - Texas State Representative, District 46 Jose "Chito" Vela, D - Texas State Representative, District 46 Vikki Goodwin, D - Texas State Representative, District 47 Elaina Fowler. D - Texas State Representative, District 47 Candace Aylor, D - Texas State Representative, District 47 Gina Hinojosa, D - Texas State Representative, District 49 (Incumbent) Celia Israel, D - Texas State Representative, District 50 (Incumbent) Jack Guerra, D - Texas State Senator, District 25 We'll have the release of the Texas Marijuana Policy Primary Voter Guide available as well as a list of upcoming events that Texas NORML will be involved in, updates on some of our events this past month as well as the latest news from around Texas and the US about cannabis law reform. Ret Major David Bass will announce our veterans’ initiative to influence our legislators and Governor Abbott to support a medical marijuana program during the 2019 Texas legislative session. "Operation Still Trapped" will poignantly display how legal access to medical cannabis is a “life or death” situation for many of our veterans.