The Austin City Council voted to approve medical marijuana in Texas on Thursday during a city council meeting, according to a report by KXAN. The resolution, which was sponsored by councilmen Bill Spelman and Mike Martinez, supports legislation to legalize the use of medical marijuana. State Representative Elliot Naishtat, tried for more than a decade without success, to pass a state law regarding patients using medical pot. Despite the city’s recent vote, marijuana is still illegal under state and federal laws. The Marijuana Policy, the same group responsible for helping Colorado pass its recreational pot laws, has set up shop in Austin, hoping to achieve legalization by 2019.
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