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The answer is D because Texas was a slave state and most of the states in the US weren’t and everyone knew that once Texas annexed into the US they would try having a slave state but the US would end up saying no slaves in the end.
The U.S. attorney general stated that marijuana will be exempted from the Controlled Substances Act for it will become a medication to patients with serious diseases. He also stated that he will not tolerate those drug traffickers who will take advantage to the legalization of such substance.