TX HJR70Introducedas of 2024-11-12
Proposing a constitutional amendment to direct the legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use.
Plain-English summary
What happened: A Texas proposed constitutional amendment would direct the legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use; it has had its first reading.
Why it matters: If passed, the amendment would create a new legal framework for a medical cannabis market in Texas, opening opportunities for cultivators, retailers, and labs while expanding patient access.
Affects: retailers and cultivators and labs and patients
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HB46Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.PassedSB1870Relating to municipal and county enforcement of drug and consumable hemp product laws; providing civil penalties.In CommitteeHB28Relating to the regulation of consumable hemp products and providing for the transfer of regulatory functions; requiring a registration; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.IntroducedHB5307Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of cannabis establishments; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.IntroducedHB5643Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.IntroducedSB2952Relating to the regulation of hemp and nonconsumable hemp products; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a civil penalty and providing other penalties; requiring an occupational license; imposing and authorizing certain fees.IntroducedSB2142Relating to the creation of the consumable hemp products account in the general revenue fund and imposing fees for licensing manufacturers of consumable hemp products and registering certain retailers of consumable hemp products.IntroducedHB4242Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp; creating a criminal offense.Introduced
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