Marijuana Decriminalization Bill in Texas Runs out of Time May 12, 2017 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Support for Legal Marijuana in Texas Is on the Rise February 21, 2017 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments 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… Read More→
These 11 States May Change Their Marijuana Laws in 2017 January 24, 2017 AggregatedNews Connecticut, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Houston DA Denounces Prosecuting Minor Marijuana Offenses January 11, 2017 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments 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… Read More→
On First Day Allowed, Texas Lawmakers File Multiple Marijuana Decriminalization Bills November 16, 2016 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Texas Businesses Can Benefit From Decriminalizing Marijuana July 19, 2016 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Survey Finds That 68% of Texans Favor Cannabis Decriminalization June 26, 2015 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments AUSTIN, TX — Over two thirds of Texas voters support decriminalizing marijuana in the Lone Star State, according to the latest statewide poll released Wednesday. The University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll, which asked voters about a variety of political topics, found 68% of… Read More→
How Texas Became a New Front in the War Over Marijuana Legalization June 3, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments Shortly before 10 p.m. on a Wednesday in April, Tammy Castro was describing the heartbreaking story of her son’s losing battle against drug abuse. The crowded Capitol conference room, packed with marijuana-rights activists, fell silent. Marijuana started her son on… Read More→
Dear Texas Gov. Abbott: Never Say Never to Medical Marijuana June 2, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law a bill allowing epilepsy patients to use medicinal oils containing a therapeutic component found in marijuana. Could this be the toe in the water for legal medical marijuana use in Texas? Not as long… Read More→
Texas Governor Says That He’ll Sign Limited Medical Marijuana Bill June 1, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments Gov. Greg Abbott is signaling that he will sign into law a bill allowing epilepsy patients to use medicinal oils containing a therapeutic component found in marijuana. Abbott issued a news advisory Sunday announcing a Monday bill signing ceremony with the… Read More→
Texas Medical Marijuana Bill (a Very Limited One) Heading to the Governor May 20, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments Lawmakers in the Texas House passed a Senate bill on Monday that would legalize cannabidiol oil, or CBD oil, a compound derived from marijuana that seems to help people whose epileptic seizures are uncontrolled by traditional medication. The so-called Texas… Read More→
Texas House Tentatively Approves Narrowly Focused Medical Marijuana Bill May 19, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments AUSTIN – The House preliminarily approved a narrowly-focused medicinal marijuana bill Monday that would allow patients with one type of epilepsy to use low-THC cannabis to treat their symptoms. Under the bill, physicians could prescribe orally-administered cannabis that is low… Read More→
Will a Medical Marijuana Bill Actually Become Law in Texas? May 14, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments Texas has seen a buzz surrounding the marijuana bills that face the state's legislators in the current session. However, while the bills represent a progressive foot forward in the historically conservative state, that doesn't mean it's time to light up,… Read More→
Limited Medical Marijuana Bill Passed by Texas State Senate May 8, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments Epilepsy patients in Texas would have access to medicinal oils containing a therapeutic component found in marijuana under legislation the state Senate passed Thursday.  Senators voted 26-5 to pass Senate Bill 339, by Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, which would legalize oils containing cannabidiol (CBD), a… Read More→
Surprise! Texas House Committee Approves Full Marijuana Legalization May 7, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Texas 0 Comments AUSTIN — In a surprise move that supporters hailed as a historic victory, the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee approved legislation Wednesday that would make it legal to buy and sell marijuana in the state. Two Republicans joined with the… Read More→