Texas Republican Mounts Pro-Marijuana Campaign, Bible in Hand

State Representative David Simpson says God made cannabis, and the government doesn’t need to fix that.
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Did God give us marijuana for a reason?

It sounds like a stoner question, but a conservative Christian lawmaker in Texas is arguing that since God made cannabis, the government should regulate it like any other plant.