Texas GOP Adds Medical Cannabis Improvements to Party Platform
Tue / May 17th
In an unprecedented win for cannabis normalization in Texas, the state’s Republican Party announced at a GOP convention last week that… Read More
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Texas medical cannabis news updates for industry professionals. Find our latest coverage of Texas medical cannabis, CBD and hemp policy developments below:
Texas Lawmakers Establishing Rules for Upcoming Medical Cannabis Program
Wed / Jan 20th
Texas officials are working to establish legal framework for the state’s Compassionate Use Program, an upcoming medical marijuana program intended… Read More
Texas County Moving Forward with Decriminalization Law
Tue / Dec 29th
Texas’ most populous county has moved to institute a form of marijuana decriminalization. Devon Anderson, the District Attorney of Harris… Read More
Texas Legalizes MMJ Oils for Treatment of Epilepsy
Wed / Jun 3rd
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a bill legalizing the use of marijuana oil extracts in the treatment of… Read More
Critics Call Texas MMJ Bill “Unworkable”
Thu / May 21st
The Texas House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that aims to provide medical marijuana access to patients with intractable… Read More
Texas Committee Rejects Three Bills to Reduce MJ Possession Penalties
Thu / May 7th
A committee in the Texas State House of Representatives rejected three bills on Friday that would have reduced penalties for… Read More
Texas Hemp Bill Appears Before Agricultural Committee
Sat / Mar 28th
Both of Texas State Representative Joseph Farias’ (D) bills relating to industrial hemp in the state were heard by the… Read More
Texas Files Comprehensive MMJ Bill
Wed / Mar 18th
Texas lawmakers introduced bills in the House and Senate last Friday that would allow access to medical marijuana for people with… Read More
Texas Industrial Hemp Bill Moving Through Legislative Process
Thu / Mar 5th
The industrial hemp movement could have a powerful new ally in the state of Texas if Rep. Joe Farias’ (D)… Read More
Brief: Houston Police Chief Calls War On Drugs a ‘Miserable Failure’
Mon / Dec 8th
Houston Police Chief Charles McLelland, head of the nation’s fourth largest city’s police department, said in a radio interview on Friday that… Read More
Brief: Texas Teen Facing Life in Prison for Pot Brownies Has Charges Reduced
Sat / Aug 30th
Texas prosecutors have dropped first degree felony drug charges against a Texas teen who was arrested last year for making and… Read More