CANNABIS CULTURE – House Bill 1535, which expanded access for medical cannabis patients via the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) passed in both the House and Senate last week. Governor Greg Abbot has yet to sign the bill, but most cannabis advocates agree he will sign “any bill that comes across his desk.”
CANNABIS CULTURE – Despite barriers to advancing medical legislation in Texas, there are over 30 organizations dedicated to justice surrounding cannabis laws and regulations.
It was the second time in as many days that the lower chamber moved to increase which medical conditions allow Texans to use CBD oil for treatment. But both bills face an uphill battle in the Senate.
The Texas Legislature is about to kick off its first session since three licensed marijuana dispensaries opened in the state, providing cannabis products for hundreds of patients.
For Texans with severe epilepsy, a new treatment recently became legal: medical cannabis oil. As the state’s first dispensaries open, we followed two families trying the medication to reduce seizures. Watch our video documentary, “Out of Options.”