Baker Institute Viewpoints: When Will Texas Legalize Marijuana?

Baker Institute Viewpoints is a regular series on the Baker Institute Blog that presents an array of views on a single issue.
"Texas will legalize marijuana in 2019," by guest writer Rob Kampia, co-founder and executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project
"Texas will legalize medical marijuana in 2015 and regulate marijuana similarly to alcohol in 2017," by guest writer Steve Nolin, executive director of the Houston chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
"Marijuana won’t be legal in Texas anytime soon," by Mark Jones, Baker Institute fellow in political science
"When will marijuana be legal in Texas? Maybe not till 2023," by guest writer Jerry Epstein, co-founder and president of the Drug Policy Forum of Texas
"Texas voters will push for marijuana legalization by 2019," by guest writer Zoe Russell, assistant executive director of Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition