Hello, Regulated Weed Culture Readers! If you’re in college I hope you’re enjoying Spring Break, and if you aren’t then I hope you aren’t stuck in the snow! For my spring break, I got the change to spend 5 days in Houston, Texas and for the week’s blog on “Opinions and Opposition” I wanted to talk about the Regulated Weed Culture of Texas and what the people I spoke too thought of it.
First, it was very interesting to learn that in Texas, the use of medical marijuana has been lawful since 2015. This treatment, however, is only meant for those with epilepsy. The first dispensaries, however, didn’t open until January of this year. It may be just based on stereotypes but I didn’t think Texas would be like that.
After learning this information, I was curious about what the rest of the state and the Governor of Texas thought of the issue. As it turns out many people in Texas take it medically even though it is against the law. When I was visiting my friend in Texas he told me about a co-worker he has that had to use it on a sibling for medical reasons, and that the sibling and parents had moved to Colorado because of it.
When I researched Governor Greg Abbotts view on the issue he seemed to be like many other politicians who believe that Marijuana is a gateway drug that should never be used. This seems to be a running trend with politicians who don’t believe in legalizing marijuana.
What do you think? Do you know anyone from Texas or a surrounding state with a similar story?
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