/ Michael Rubin, Director at Compassionate Cultivation, a home-grown medical cannabis company serving patients throughout Texas.
The Texas House gave approval on Thursday to a bill that would expand the state’s medical cannabis program to include those with chronic pain, all cancer patients and Texans suffering from PTSD.
House Bill 1535, by Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, who authored the bill establishing Texas’ initial medical cannabis program in 2015, would also authorize the Department of State Health Services to add additional qualifying conditions through administrative rulemaking, instead of the Legislature needing to pass a law to expand eligibility.
Currently, patients eligible include those with terminal cancer, intractable epilepsy, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism or an incurable neurodegenerative disease. Next, the Senate will consider the bill, before it can be sent to the governor to be signed into
Texas medical cannabis program could expand under bill OK d by House
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Texas medical cannabis program could expand under bill preliminarily OK d by House
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The Texas House gave initial approval on Wednesday to a bill that would expand the state’s medical cannabis program to include those with chronic pain, all cancer patients and Texans suffering from PTSD.
House Bill 1535, by Rep. Stephanie Klick, R-Fort Worth, who authored the bill establishing Texas’ initial medical cannabis program in 2015, would also authorize the Department of State Health Services to add additional qualifying conditions through administrative rulemaking, instead of the Legislature needing to pass a law to expand eligibility.
Texasâ medical marijuana program is one of the most restrictive in the country. Advocates hope the Legislature will change that. With a new legislative session gaveling in next month, some Texas lawmakers see an opportunity to fix the stateâs medical cannabis program â known as the Compassionate Use Program â by further expanding eligibility and loosening some restrictions. (Source: Patrick Morrissey/Getty Images via The Texas Tribune) By Sami Sparber and Aria Jones | April 28, 2021 at 4:14 PM CDT - Updated April 29 at 1:05 AM
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Five years after Texas legalized medical marijuana for people with debilitating illnesses, advocates and industry experts say the stateâs strict rules, red tape and burdensome barriers to entry have left the program largely inaccessible to those it was intended to help.