Five things we learned about medical cannabis at TribFest
At this year’s TribFest19, we had the opportunity to attend a panel regarding medical cannabis expansion legislation made during the 86th Texas Legislature. Moderated...
Lawmakers’ efforts to keep marijuana criminalized goes up in smoke
In a move to legalize hemp that policymakers supported, it appears that the prosecution of marijuana cases was effectively dissolved in some of Texas’...
86th #TxLege Report Card: Medical Marijuana
Though some progress toward medical marijuana access was made, many advocates for reform grow frustrated at the hurdles still present.
Background:
In the 2015 legislative session,...
Texas Expansion of Medical Cannabis Nears Finish Line After Senate Approval
Marijuana advocates were handed an unlikely victory Wednesday after the Texas Senate advanced a bill greatly expanding the list of debilitating medical conditions that...
Texas medical marijuana expansion gains steam in Senate, even after prior stonewalling
Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, is sponsoring a medical marijuana bill.
Even as the Senate stonewalls a handful of bills aimed at lessening criminal penalties...
Texas farmers could begin growing hemp under legislation gaining steam in both chambers
Wednesday at the Texas Capitol was hump day — or hemp day, state Sen. Charles Perry joked before the upper chamber unanimously approved a...
Texas House passes second, more limited bill expanding access to medical cannabis
Four years after state Rep. Stephanie Klick authored legislation that legalized the sale of medical cannabis oil to Texans suffering from intractable epilepsy, the...
Texas House passes bill to vastly expand access to medical cannabis
The Texas House on Monday advanced a bill that would expand the list of debilitating conditions that allow Texans to legally use medical cannabis.
House...
Texas House passes bill that reduces penalties for Texans caught with small amounts of...
After a brief discussion, the Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would reduce the penalties for low-level possession of marijuana...
Texas House votes to legalize the farming of industrial hemp
The Texas House on Tuesday gave broad preliminary approval to a bill that would allow farmers in the state to legally grow industrial hemp...
