Polls: Residents support pot reform

More than 90 percent of local adults surveyed favor legalization of up to 4 ounces of cannabis

DAVID STONE | OUR TOWN TEMPLE with contributions by SCHEDULE 6 FOUNDATION

Texas voters overwhelmingly support legalizing marijuana and about four in five residents say cannabis should be legal for medical or recreational use, according to a new poll conducted by the University of Texas Politics Project.

As lawmakers prepare for a  2023 session in which several marijuana-related reform bills already have been filed, the UT survey suggests Texas voters favor change, with 55 percent saying that they believe cannabis possession should be legal for any purpose. Another 28 percent said marijuana should be legal for medical purposes only, while just 17 percent said it shouldn’t be legal at all.

According to a Our Town Temple poll conducted via social media, the vast majority of local residents think Texans should be free to “twist one up” if they so desire.