Can Texas combat the opioid crisis with expanded medical marijuana use?

By admin | July 13, 2022 |

Can Texas combat the opioid crisis with expanded medical marijuana use?

Can the the opioid crisis be dealt with head on if there’s expanded medical marijuana use? That’s the topic of a SXSW panel in Austin Tuesday, exploring what that would look like, and whether it would be effective here in Texas. READ MORE: https://www.kxan.com/news/can-texas-combat-the-opioid-crisis-with-expanded-medical-marijuana-use/

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7 Comments

  1. Romelia Darosa on July 13, 2022 at 1:16 pm

    Nice movie. However, it is worth reaching for oils from Weedborn.



  2. Shanna Heckler on July 13, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    I have used Weedborn CBD products for treatment and I’m finally healthy.



  3. Punky Pinko on July 13, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    This state should join the 21st century. It’s just a plant. Ignorance really ruins life for a lot of people.



  4. Rylan Brown on July 13, 2022 at 1:30 pm

    Legalize it already. Its inevitable at this point.



  5. Jesse ATX on July 13, 2022 at 1:31 pm

    I find it ironic that the GOP party of which Abbot is a proud member position themselves as the freedom loving small government deregulationists yet refuse to give people the simple right of deciding what goes in their bodies.
    You want less smuggling and violence on the border? End the drug war.
    Its not even a question, we know this works. We have the data. We have examples from other countries again and again.
    You want to win more seats in the legislator, this is an issue most citizens agree with, and that number is only going to grow



  6. Jesse ATX on July 13, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    I wish they would stop calling it Marijuana and say Cannabis instead.



  7. Oscar R on July 13, 2022 at 1:50 pm

    You can only have 1% thc but you can go to mcdonalds and have as many cheeseburgers as you’d like.