Well, we are talking about the Texas state legislature. It is going to be prone to narrowly focused dogmatic politicians. There's some inertia. For a long time

Well, we are talking about the Texas state legislature. It is going to be prone to narrowly focused dogmatic politicians. There's some inertia. For a long time, being against cannabis legalization went hand in hand with being "tough on crime". A politician coming out in support of it ran a high chance of being called "soft on crime" by their opponents. There can also be a racial edge due to people who primarily see crime and cannabis as minority-driven problems.