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In Texas, marijuana is largely illegal. But Delta-8 THC, which is derived from the hemp plant, has become wildly popular in the Lone Star State.
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Mano Amiga, a local nonprofit focusing on criminal justice reform, wants to end legal penalties for marijuana possession in the city by next year.
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New Medical Marijuana Law Goes Into Effect, Expanding Access To Cancer Patients And Texans With PTSDLawmakers also increased the allowable level of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. But not by much.
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A coalition of Austin City Council members, political operatives and criminal justice advocates wants the policies to be enshrined in the city's charter— and say the effort doesn't run afoul of state law.
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Gov. Abbott is expected to sign HB 1535, which increases slightly the amount of THC allowed in medical marijuana and adds more medical conditions to the eligibility list for the program.
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House Bill 1535 would add more conditions to the Texas Compassionate Use Program, including all forms of cancer and post-traumatic stress disorder. The House's version of the bill originally called for the THC limit in cannabis oil to increase tenfold from 0.5% to 5%, but the Senate approved raising that limit to just 1%.
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The legislation removes cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and expunges low-level convictions and arrests. But the GOP Senate is not expected to take up the bill.
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With a state budget devastated by the coronavirus, some Democratic lawmakers are hoping the economic crisis could become an opportunity to coax Texas into…
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Read this story in English.El Departamento de Policía de Austin anunció este jueves que dejará de poner multas y arrestar a personas por delitos menores y…
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Lee esta historia en español. The Austin Police Department announced Thursday it will stop ticketing and arresting people for low-level and nonviolent…