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Isabella Hernandez

Professor Parker

ENGL 1302

28 January 2019

Causal Argument

The discussion of medical marijuana seems to be a topic that everyone has a strong

opinion on. There are many people that say that medical marijuana is just a way to get the states

to legalize marijuana in general, if people have that mentality it could be affecting the people that

can really benefit from it. Medical marijuana can be beneficial to a wide variety of people

dealing with conditions that regular medication might not be as effective. This issue deserves

more attention so it can inform the people on what they are voting for. The patients that can

benefit from medical marijuana are the ones that will be suffering. A big reason why people

voted against is because they believe that the patients will have that “high” effect caused by

THC. All the patients will be using is a component called CBD which has little to no THC. The

Texas House of Representatives are the people that need to pass the bill that medical marijuana

should be available to patients who suffer from other conditions besides intractable epilepsy. The

house should consider people who suffer from chronic pain or PTSD along with other symptoms

that could be calmed with CBD. Some of the challenges that might come up while preparing my

argument might be that people will see it as a drug and addictive to the patient. To back up my

stance I plan to use research on the states that have legalized marijuana and the benefits. The

major stakeholders would be the house of representatives that would be reading any type of bill.

Some of the alternatives perspectives could be that the general public would bid to have it

legalized for recreational use. The sources that I used tells us that Texas allows medical
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marijuana for only severe epilepsy while a pro con website and a blog from the Harvard health

publishing shows us that it can also be beneficial for anyone in chronic pain including the

elderly.
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Work cited

Grinspoon, Peter. “Medical Marijuana.” Harvard Health Blog, 25 June 2019,

www.health.harvard.edu/blog/medical-marijuana-2018011513085.

Published May 7, 2019. “Texas House Approves Bill to Add New Qualifying Conditions for

Medical Marijuana.” Marijuana Business Daily, 7 May 2019, mjbizdaily.com/texas-

house-approves-bill-new-qualifying-conditions-medical-marijuana/.

“Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?” Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option?,

medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.answers.php?questionID=001325.