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Texas Senator Hopes To Legalize Use Of Medical MarijuanaMary PascalineInternational Business TimesDecember 7, 2016

“I filed this bill because doctors, not politicians, should determine the best treatment for severely ill Texans,” Democratic Sen. José Menéndez said.

A Texas senator filed a bill Tuesday to legalize the use of medical marijuana to help patients with chronic disabilities in the state. Veterans, doctors and patients came out to the State Capitol to show support for the bill.

“I filed this bill because doctors, not politicians, should determine the best treatment for severely ill Texans,” Democratic Sen. José Menéndez reportedly said. “This is a legitimate medicine that can help a variety of sick people from a grandmother suffering from cancer to a veteran coping with PTSD [posttraumatic stress disorder].”

Twenty-eight states in the U.S. have legalized the use of medical cannabis and Menéndez argued that Texans shouldn’t have to travel to these states for treatment.

“Why are we forcing Texans to become medical refugees?” he asked. “If that’s what they’ve come to find that works for them, they should be able to live in their state and be able to have access to the medicine that their doctor feels is best for them.”

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