Cigars at a rate of over 12 per year have the same actuarial risk as cigarettes according to most insurance companies.
Not surprised all that much. Never pretended it was good for me.
I donāt even get how people can smoke the high-THC strains of pot and function. But it is still time to legalize it in Texas along with casino gambling and sports betting. The Trifecta!!
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Iāll disagree. The premise is extra tax revenue at a social cost. Doesnāt equate for me.
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Beer?
I get your argument, honest. I donāt expect Texas will ever legalize pot or gambling, so you effectively win.
If they legalize it, I would grow my own. However, I just donāt see a benefit to society
There are lots of things in the world that donāt seem to be a net benefit to society that are still legal. Is the line youāre drawing just for adding new things to the legal side?
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Agreed there are things that are legal where the benefit to society is negative. Why add more chips to the negative pile?
Gotcha, just checking what the line was. Thatās one way to look at it.
That sucks. Iām wishy-washy on pot and THC, but Iām 100% behind casino gambling and sports betting (including online betting)!
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Texas dollars going to Louisiana and Oklahoma, what a shame. Iāve always thought that Galveston would be a great place for casinos.
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Iām with you on that!
Galveston does not want casino gambling.
Not true. It depend on who you ask. Galveston isnāt a monolith. I bet a referendum would pass.
Galveston had gambling although illegal it was called the Balinese Room, people like Frank Sinatra and others famous and not so, enjoyed it in its day.
I saw an interview with Tilman on the subject and if he canāt get it done i donāt think it will happen. I am not sure he would be for it now with casinos in Lake Charles and Biloxi.
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For the record I believe in libertyā¦ Aka decriminalizationā¦ Especially, since the most dangerous drug, alcohol, is legal.
I donāt knowā¦last non-binding referendum they had it got rejected as I recall.
It kills existing hospitality industry. They lobbied heavy against it as Iām sure theyād do again.
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