Bill > SB1505

This bill modifies the Texas Compassionate-Use Program by expanding and clarifying regulations around low-THC cannabis (cannabis with no more than five milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinols per dosage unit). The bill allows dispensing organizations to operate satellite locations for secure storage of low-THC cannabis after obtaining department approval, limits the state to issuing no more than six dispensing organization licenses, and ensures these licenses are distributed to provide adequate patient access across public health regions. The legislation expands qualifying medical conditions for low-THC cannabis prescription to include epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, autism, cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, and several other neurodegenerative conditions. It also introduces new provisions like limiting individual cannabis packages to 300 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinols, allowing physicians to prescribe pulmonary inhalation of cannabis in certain medical necessities, and requiring that each prescription be limited to a 90-day supply. The bill clarifies that "medical use" includes absorption and insertion methods, explicitly excludes smoking, and prevents local municipalities from prohibiting low-THC cannabis cultivation, production, storage, dispensing, or possession. The provisions will take effect on September 1, 2025, with necessary rules to be adopted by October 1, 2025.

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