A father who administers cannabis vapor to his severely autistic daughter is qualified to be her guardian, a Texas judge has ruled. Judge Brenda Hull Thompson ruled that the father, Mark Zartler, and his wife, Christy, are both qualified to be guardians for their 18-year-old daughter, Zara, the Dallas Morning News reports. Such hearings are […]
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6-Year Old Girl Delivered First Dose Of Legal Medical Marijuana In Texas
A 6-year-old Texas girl made history on Thursday. The Central Texas girl, who suffers from intractable epilepsy, became the first person in Texas to receive a legal delivery of medical marijuana grown and produced here in the Lone Star State. Doctors prescribed for her the low-THC cannabis oil, in the hopes it could help. “For […]
With Medical Marijuana On The Way In Texas, Who Will Be Able To Buy It?
In just a few weeks, medical marijuana will legally be sold in Texas. The plants are nearly finished growing in South-Central Texas, which means workers will soon harvest and cultivate them, drying them out and preparing to extract low-level cannibidiol. Once that medicine is in a liquid form, and packaged in drops, the first sales of medical […]
Texas Hands Out First Medical Marijuana License
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has issued its first medical marijuana license, and two more companies are expected to be awarded licenses soon. Cansortium Texas, which is a part of Florida-based Cansortium Holdings, received a license Friday, the Austin American-Statesman reported . The company will be allowed to grow, process and sell medical marijuana for […]
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill in Texas Runs out of Time
Time ran out in the Texas House late Thursday on a proposed law that would have reduced the penalty for possession of small amounts of marijuana in the state to below that of most traffic tickets. A midnight deadline passed without the full House taking up House Bill 81 for initial consideration, meaning it and […]
Support for Legal Marijuana in Texas Is on the Rise
Opposition to legal marijuana is dropping in Texas, with fewer than one in five respondents to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll saying they are against legalization in any form. Support for marijuana only for medical use has dropped over the last two years, but support for legalization for private use — both in […]
These 11 States May Change Their Marijuana Laws in 2017
After four states legalized recreational marijuana last year and twice that many approved new medical marijuana laws, at least eleven more are considering changing their laws in 2017. Here are the states and the legislation they’re proposing: 1. Connecticut Not only are lawmakers hoping to expand Connecticut’s five-year-old medical marijuana legislation, but Martin Looney, the […]
Houston DA Denounces Prosecuting Minor Marijuana Offenses
When it comes to cannabis, Texas is one of the unfriendliest states in America. Recreational marijuana, medical marijuana, CBD (the non-psychoactive cannabis extract) and even hemp are all still prohibited in the Lone Star State. But the largest city in Texas is moving in the direction of decriminalization. Marijuana will remain illegal in Houston, but […]
On First Day Allowed, Texas Lawmakers File Multiple Marijuana Decriminalization Bills
Only a week after several other states including Florida and California voted to weaken marijuana restrictions, some Texas lawmakers are moving in the same direction. Texas legislators presented several proposals to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in the first day of bill filing for the 2017 legislative session. Introduced in the bills are proposals that […]
Texas Businesses Can Benefit From Decriminalizing Marijuana
Texans who are arrested for possessing small amounts of marijuana shouldn’t be locked out of jobs and haunted by minor lapses in judgment for the rest of their lives, business and legislative leaders say. As acceptance of marijuana — medical and otherwise — grows nationally and in Texas, members of both major political parties in […]
