Man's Texas arrest shows conflicts over medical marijuana

HOUSTON - A California man is facing possible prison time in Texas after he was arrested while carrying his supply of medical marijuana as he drove to Houston to visit his hospitalized granddaughter.The case of Phillip Blanton is an example of the nation's conflicting attitudes toward marijuana, the Houston Chronicle reported.Medical marijuana is legal in 28 states and the District of Columbia.In 2015, Texas passed a law letting patients with a rare form of epilepsy be legally treated with canna