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Hundreds march in support of medical marijuana

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    Protesters rally to decriminalize marijuana

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Throughout the streets in downtown Austin.

Hundreds marched in support of legalizing marijuana.

Doesn't held sign.

Like stop arresting marijuana and give us our medicine all of them showing their reasons for supporting the drug.

I dozens of speakers like shiny and Wheldon with Texas normal didn't have to be something complicated expressed why they want lawmakers to legalize the narcotic -- Yeah.

Well I think there's a lot of misconceptions.

The lawmakers are afraid of what that's gonna look like for them what are people -- think.

Well maybe if you took a stance about the economy and about agriculture.

And about getting access off the streets maybe few -- these people to listen to you.

Weldon says millions in taxpayer dollars could be saved if marijuana were legal mostly because it people would -- be locked up for having the drug.

That's the reason Lewis -- -- and -- man are in support of legalization.

I'm not here just to support the issue to decriminalize beacons of -- tax money that's going into it.

Federal systems in the county -- more people died from peanut allergies and for.

At that from her party's.

They also believe legalization -- will help create jobs and help patients who need it.

Some walking around the capitol today do not agree I think an honest yeah.

I've been issued happy soon we like America as being what they're doing is bad -- is.

You know marry one is not a good for people staying in advance since -- young people.

And they can get a -- any.