Texas lawmakers this year focuses on the agenda of their drug policy on banning tetrahydrocanbenol, or THC, in the state.
The Senate Bill 3, which banned the occupation of usable cannabis products, which contains an artificial cannabinoid, often called Delta -8, was the priority of Lieutenant Government Dan Patrick, who often condemned the effects of drugs on children. As a privilege for veterans and THC users with chronic conditions, House Bill 46 was also approved, providing more products to consumers and expanding the state’s medical Marjuana program and adding more qualifying conditions.
Both bills found themselves tied together when legislators argued that eliminating the powers of hemp from the common people could be presented to the medical hashish industry.
While the session was primarily focusing on the THC, Texas quietly approved the Senate Bill 2308, which would create a state -owned consortium to research psychiadic medicine called Isboagin. Clinical trials will examine whether iconic substances are a viable treatment for the use of substances and other mental health conditions.
However, several bills that could prevent high deaths this year. House Bill 1644, for example, removes testing strips for fantasy and zylozin, also a veterinary cadet, also known as “Tranic”, also known as “Transk” from the list of prohibited drugs.
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In 2019, Texas lawmakers accepted the ability to promote the state’s agricultural market by legalizing cannabis products obtained from cannabis plants with less than 0.3 % of THC.
Six years later, the SB3 intends to close the $ 8 billion hemp industry and reduce its estimated 50,000 jobs when the ban is banned in September.
Critics say the hemp industry has exploited a flaw in the 2019 law, which is now due to more than 8,000 retailers who are now selling THC lace foods, drinks, back and flower buds.
The proposed law will ban usable cannabis products, which contain an artificial cannabinoid, often known as Delta 8. Non -intuxicating and non -psychological CBD or CBG will be legal.
People who are found in a product possession with drug hemp compounds may face a fine of up to $ 500. There will be more fines and jail time for the criminals repeated.
Bhang industry leaders and supporters have denied any harmful intentions and they are in favor of rules and regulations on the industry rather than restrictions.
Old Texas, veterans, and parents of mental illness or special needs have talked about the benefits of hemp, including ease of access, a variety of products available to them and low cost. On the contrary, the parents concerned demanded a ban because they fear that children will be harmed by recreational use.
The Texas Hamp Business Council reported that earlier this week it had submitted 5,000 letters to the Abbott office, as well as a request signed by more than 120,000 people, the governor was urged to veto the bill. Abbott has to make a decision about the veto until June 22.
Increase medical marijuana
In Texas, licensed medical cannabis providers must include cannabis cultivation, processing, extraction, manufacturing, manufacturing, testing, and dispensing.
State rules and regulations also restrict the inventory storage of medical hemp products in several places, so the product should be divided into a central dispensary. Any prescription scheduled for picking outside the central dispensary should go daily and go from daily-traveling hundreds of miles away.
This has made these products more expensive and restricted to where the Medical Marjuana can reach the program, which hinders the small medical hemp market in Texas.
The purpose of HB46 is to help extend the program to add more popular products such as prescribed enlarged devices, off -site storage and add nine dispensers, which reaches 12 tomorrow. It also increases mental traumatic wounds, chronic pain, crop disease, and temporary diseases, which are included in the list of qualifying conditions.
The first three dispensers will be selected from the previous 2015 dispensers and then it will be made available to the public.
The extension of the Medical Marjewana program will be in effect in September if Abbott will sign it in the law.
Psychidox research
The drug -related bills that received less attention were SB2308, which will make Texas a center of ibogen -related research, development, treatment, manufacturing and distribution. It will be met by creating a consortium that includes higher education institutions, drug developers, non -profit and other stakeholders to get approval for the US Food and Drug Administration.
Iubogen is a psychiatric that is found in the roots of the Eboa plant, which is found mainly in Africa, and has been used for centuries due to the ability to produce large quantities of deception. In many countries, the drug has been illegal, but scientists have recently announced a study, in small quantities, ibogen addiction, PTSD and the treatment of mental injuries can be beneficial.
This bill can provide a shares in any upcoming income to Texas that can produce medical use for ibogen from the state.
The program will be financed through the state General Fund by allocating 50 million.
Less emphasis on high -quantity policies of drugs
Phentenel, a powerful drug that is usually combined with other substances and causes more than 7,000 Texas deaths over the past six years, is odor and taste, which is almost impossible without special equipment.
Phantinial test strips are one of the cheapest and easiest ways to prevent excessive quantities, but for the third time, the legislative Senate failed to legalize them.
HB -1644, which may have legalized OPOD drug testing strips, has never been heard in the Senate despite unanimous passing in the House.
The main argument against drug testing strips has been that it encourages constant use of drugs, but denies the claim that once someone is thinking about their safety, this is when they are approaching to leave.
The Senate Bill 1732, which may have allowed nurses and therapists to write treatment with medicines such as methadone and bureaucracy for the use of opium use, has never received a committee hearing.
For a small step -by -step lawmakers designed to remove high quantities in the Ivan Bill 4783, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission requires that legislators prepare a report to evaluate the distribution of over -the -counter drug distribution to lawmakers every two years, such as Narakan. The report will require the need to create a state -of -the -art purpose for opioid -in -drug drugs and will include plans to estimate the volatility of the current supply and a large amount of solutions in high -risk areas.
This article was originally published in the Texas Tribune
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