Texas lawmakers approved a bill on Monday that would allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana to patients if they have a condition causing chronic pain that would otherwise be treated with prescription opioids.
The legislation from Rep. Stephanie Klick (R)—which would also quintuple the THC cap that was established under the state’s existing limited medical cannabis law—cleared the House Public Health Committee about a week after members took testimony on the proposal in an initial hearing.
This development comes weeks after a separate House committee unanimously approved a bill to decriminalize cannabis possession in the state while provide a pathway for records expungement.
HB 1805 has been amended and passed out of committee! It heads to the Calendars Committee to be scheduled for consideration by the full #Texas House of Representatives. #TXLege #TexasNORML #NORML
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The medical marijuana expansion legislation, meanwhile, would increase the THC limit for cannabis oil from one to five percent.
It would also add a tenth condition that qualifies patients for low-THC marijuana products: “A condition that causes chronic pain, for which a physician would otherwise prescribe
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