By Texas is expanding its restrictive medical cannabis program to include patients battling chronic pain. houston chronicle In addition to expanding the approved THC dosing limit from 1 percent to 10mg, reports. While that may seem shockingly low for medical patients in states with more liberal cannabis laws, medical marijuana laws in Texas currently only allow CBD and only 1% of THC. The new law, which takes effect September 1, 2023, may not earn Lone Star State Stoner Points, but at least it’s a step in the right direction. In the original bill, he tried to limit her prescribed THC dose to 5mg, but then amended the bill to a volume dose limit of 10 milligrams.
There is no legal cannabis for adult use in Texas, so forget about rushing to the pharmacy and dabbing. State Compassionate Use Program, or CUP, was first passed in 2015 and limited the medical use of cannabis to less than 1% for intractable epilepsy. The list of qualifying conditions will be expanded again by the Texas Legislature in 2019 and 2021 to include autism, cancer, multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder, multiple sclerosis, and some others.
Now, the Texas legislature drafted a bill to add to the list “conditions that cause chronic pain, such as those for which doctors prescribe opioids.” According to the CDC, 1 in 5 Americans are living with chronic pain. Pursuant to a newly passed Texas bill, state health services departments will be permitted to specify which “debilitating medical conditions” are covered by the program.
invoice, HB 1805l, written by Republican Rep. Stephanie Crick It was approved by the House Public Health Committee in a 10-0 vote on Monday, March 20. HB 1805l It comes after further momentum from state legislators. Early March, Texas Senator held a public hearing Democrat Joe Moody’s House Bill 218, if passed, would reduce penalties for possession of cannabis and cannabis concentrates.
Texas cannabis laws are still highly regressive, in line with other social policies such as reproductive rights, but this new bill recognizes the serious problem of opioid addiction and the need for harm reduction. It shows that it aims to tackle it from a perspective by allowing cannabis to chronic pain patients.according to National Institutes of HealthMore than 106,000 people in the United States will die in 2021 from drug overdoses, including illegal drugs and prescription opioids, according to the U.S.according to Texas Workforce CommissionIn 2021, there was an 80% increase in reported synthetic opioid-related deaths in Texas compared to 2020. moreover, benzinga To point out, a recent study Direct payments from opioid manufacturers to doctors After the legalization of medical cannabis, it dropped significantly. And just in case, DEA It says there have been no deaths from cannabis overdose. Recreational marijuana is illegal in Texas, but you can get nasty cannabis (and deadly) synthetic THC option if you want a deadly reminder of the hypocrisy of strict marijuana laws.
Texas cannabis laws are very restrictive, but they don’t always align with the state’s views on cannabis.according to Research at the University of Houston, an online survey of 1,200 adults ages 18 and older in Texas, found that four out of five adults said they supported expanding medical marijuana programs.Those surveyed also said they preferred Decriminalize Marijuana PossessionAdditionally, two-thirds of them say they support legalizing recreational adult use. So while the newly passed bill is a win for chronic pain sufferers, it leaves a lot of work in store for state legislators if they want to address exactly what voters need.
