Texas poised to give pain patients access to medical marijuana

Texas poised to give pain patients access to medical marijuana

Time Stamp: April 14, 2023 7:43 AM
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A bill that just passed the Texas House this week could give tens of thousands access to medical marijuana.

A bill that just passed the Texas House this week could give tens of thousands access to medical marijuana.

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A bill that just cleared the Texas House of Representatives this week could grant tens of thousands of the state’s residents access to medical marijuana, according to a new report. 

On Tuesday, the Texas House voted in favor of HB1805, which would expand the Lone Star State’s medical marijuana program to include chronic pain patients who would otherwise be prescribed opioids. 

The full House vote follows HB 1805’s passage through the chamber’s Public Health Committee last month. Another bill that would effectively decriminalize weed in Texas also passed through the committee stage a week before that.    

If the Texas Senate also passes the bill and Gov. Abbott signs it into law, around 100,000 Texans may become eligible for access to medical cannabis, according to Newsbreak’s Tom Handy.  

Republican Texas Rep. Stephanie Klick of Fort Worth, who helms the Texas House’s Public Health Committee, authored HB 1805. Klick “has worked to broaden the program in past sessions…” and “said she intends to have a medical…

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