US EditionTexas Lawmakers Expand Medical Marijuana Program Eligibility Amid Looming Hemp Ban
- Texas lawmakers advanced House Bill 46 in 2025 to expand the Compassionate Use Program to include chronic pain patients and others.
- The expansion follows earlier program launches and enlargements in 2015 and 2021, despite some concerns over patient increases and legislative delays.
- The bill increases eligible conditions, allows new consumption methods like vaporizing and patches, limits THC per dose to 10 mg, and raises dispensaries from three to fifteen.
- Over 103,000 patients currently participate, the legislation permits 90-day prescriptions without opioid trials, and Gov. Abbott is expected to sign it by September 1, 2025.
- If enacted, the bill will significantly broaden medical cannabis access in Texas, marking the program's largest update while the governor also faces a related hemp THC ban bill.
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The Gilmer MirrorTexas lawmakers expand medical marijuana program eligibility amid looming hemp ban
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TX Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding Medical Cannabis Access
Provisions in the bill open the program to those suffering from chronic pain, among other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that may be possessed by patients and significantly increases total number of state-licensed dispensaries that can operate in the state. The post Texas: Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding State’s Medical Cannabis Access Program appeared first on NORML.
Medical cannabis expansion bill adds chronic pain patients, advances to Governor
AUSTIN (Nexstar) - With time running out in the legislative session, lawmakers reached a deal to expand the state's medical marijuana program. Sunday evening, both the House and Senate approved a conference committee agreement on House Bill 46, relating to the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP). The legislation calls for expanding the number of licensed cannabis providers in the TCUP from three to 15. It also allows patients with chronic pai…
Texas: Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding State’s Medical Cannabis Access Program - Cannabis News World
Provisions in the bill open the program to those suffering from chronic pain, among other newly eligible conditions. It also expands the variety of cannabis formulations that may be possessed by patients and significantly increases total number of state-licensed dispensaries that can operate in the state. The post Texas: Lawmakers Advance Bill Expanding State’s Medical Cannabis Access Program appeared first on NORML.
Texas Set to Simultaneously Expand Medical Cannabis Program and Ban Hemp-Derived THC
The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Texas Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign two contrasting marijuana-related bills into law—one that would dramatically expand the state’s medical cannabis program, and another that would effectively ban most hemp-derived THC products. The first measure, House Bill 46, would broaden the state’s limited Compassionate Use Program by adding several new qualifying conditions, including chroni…
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