Cannabills Get Closer to the Capitol End Zone
We're deep in the fourth quarter of the 87th Texas Legislature and, unsurprisingly, no marijuana legalization bills have had their name called in the House chamber. Still, several pieces of cannabis-related legislation are in scoring position. House Bill 2593 by Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, which would lessen the penalty for possessing THC concentrates (like vape pens) from a state jail felony to a class B misdemeanor, passed the House by a wide margin on April 28 and awaits action in the Senate. Another penalty reduction, HB 441, did the same two days later; that " B-to-C" bill would red...
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