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Texas' medical cannabis program looks set to expand under House-backed bill

Texas’ medical cannabis program looks set to expand under House-backed bill

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 14, 2021

On Thursday, April 22, the Texas State House of Representatives approved House Bill 1535. The bill aims to broaden the permissive medical consumption of low-THC cannabis among patients diagnosed with a...

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Medical cannabis patients in Texas now have access to cannabinoid-containing lozenges

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial October 5, 2020

The Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation (TOCC) – a leading licensed medical cannabis producer in Texas – recently introduced patient and doctor-inspired medical cannabis lozenges as a means of...

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Texas unexpectedly closes application process for new medical cannabis dispensaries

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial October 28, 2019

Medical cannabis business owners in Texas are demanding an explanation after the Texas Department of Public Health and Safety closed the application process for new dispensary permits without warning on...

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Governor Abbott signs bill to increase Texans’ access to medical cannabis

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial July 5, 2019

Accessing medical cannabis could soon become a lot easier for Texans after a vote to expand the state's list of qualifying conditions recently flew through the Texas House. House Bill 1365 progressed...

Less than 600 patients granted medical cannabis under Texas’ tight regulations

Less than 600 patients granted medical cannabis under Texas’ tight regulations

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial December 22, 2018

Patients who require medical cannabis in Texas are in for some bad news. A shortage in supply means that less than 600 of a projected 150,000 Texans who suffer from debilitating epileptic seizures will...

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Cannabis industry fights back after health agency proposes CBD ban in Texas

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial May 8, 2018

Just one month since a Texas-based health agency suggested a potential crackdown on Cannabidiol (CBD), active cannabis industry advocates have been working hard to ensure CBD products remain on shelves...

Texas spurs hope for conservative states after opening its first medical cannabis dispensary

Texas spurs hope for conservative states after opening its first medical cannabis dispensary

Annureet Kaur January 31, 2018

Medical cannabis is gaining bipartisan support after Texas is set to open its first dispensary for epilepsy patients, paving way for other conservative states like Kansas and Nebraska, especially, to maybe...

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