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Legislative action is needed on medical cannabis

Legislative action is needed on medical cannabis

The Galveston County Daily News, January 12, 2022

“Medical marijuana isn’t legal in Texas, and although my patients request it, we can only discuss pros and cons,” wrote Dr. Victor S. Sierpina, the WD and Laura Nell Nicholson Family Professor of Integrative Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine at UTMB. “Patients choosing medical cannabis treatment must seek it in one of our neighboring states like Oklahoma or Colorado where it’s available and legal, but interstate transportation is illegal by federal rules.”