The Status of Marijuana Laws & Legalization in Texas
Recently in Texas cannabis news, House Bill 218 passed the House and now heads to the Senate. HB218 gives preliminary approval to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and reduces the penalties for other marijuana offenses.
Medical cannabis recently became available in Texas, although low-THC CBD oil has been permitted for epilepsy therapy since 2015. Although SB 399, the Texas Compassionate Use Act, was signed by Governor Abbot in June 2015, application was slow and the law is one of the country’s most restrictive. This law enables access to low-THC cannabis for some patients. Cannabis products are regarded as low-THC if they contain at least 10 percent cannabidiol, but Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol does not exceed 0.5 percent. Texas state law has expanded the conditions that qualify for the medical use of low-THC cannabis. The law prohibits dried flower smoking and home cultivation of cannabis limiting use to only products that can be swallowed.
To get a medical cannabis card in 2022, you must: (1) be a permanent resident of Texas, (2) be diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition from a licensed medical marijuana physician, (3) have medical marijuana prescriptions from two distinct qualified physicians to legally qualify for medical cannabis oil in Texas.
Contact with the patient is not essential for the secondary physician. The primary doctor may discuss the situation of the patient for authorization with a secondary doctor. There’s no limit on age. Patients are not required to register or pay a fee under the law. In the Compassionate Use Registry of Texas (CURT), however, patient data will be maintained. Patients must meet monthly with the neurologist who approved their cannabis therapy to obtain continuing access to tinctures of cannabis oil.
The Compassionate Use Act supplied for four dispensaries to be licensed. These are:
- Compassionate Cultivation
- Surterra Texas
- Fluent – Schulenburg
As of the beginning of 2021, there are 11 open dispensaries throughout Texas that can fill your cannabis prescription run by Knox, Compassionate Cultivation, Surterra and Fluent. Both cannabis and CBD oils are accessible through these retailers. Many patients were prescribed cannabis oil even under these narrow conditions and had it delivered to their homes. This is likely to be done by many more in the future. Patients can check the website of the State Department of Public Safety for an accredited doctor in Texas.
In April 2021, House Bill 1535 passed, allowing expansions to the medical marijuana program in Texas. This bill added new qualifying conditions for medical cannabis including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans as well as chronic pain that would otherwise be treated with opioids. Additionally, the allowable THC content in medical cannabis products used to be set at 0.5% and is now being increased to a more potent 5% by no later than December 1, 2021.
With the passing of this bill, medical cannabis research will be allowed for some designated medical cannabis conditions under Texas law.
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