Yeah, Cannabis. Texas is enormous. Second only to Alaska. I could drive literally all day long and through a time-zone change and still not be out of Texas if I head west toward El Paso. To Slip's it would take about five and a half hours or so from where I am, mostly because of traffic.

This link shows where we rank in terms of land-mass size. We're definitely bigger than the United Kingdom. But not better! And certainly not as old.
How Big are the States in America?