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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with |
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certain medical conditions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 169.003, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 169.003. PRESCRIPTION OF LOW-THC CANNABIS. A |
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physician described by Section 169.002 may prescribe low-THC |
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cannabis to a patient if: |
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(1) the patient is a permanent resident of the state; |
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(2) the physician complies with the registration |
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requirements of Section 169.004; and |
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(3) the physician certifies to the department that: |
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(A) the patient is diagnosed with: |
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(i) epilepsy; |
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(ii) a seizure disorder; |
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(iii) multiple sclerosis; |
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(iv) spasticity; |
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(v) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or |
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another motor neuron disorder; |
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(vi) autism; |
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(vii) cancer; |
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(viii) Parkinson's disease; |
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(ix) cerebral palsy; |
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(x) a brain tumor; |
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(xi) vascular insult to the brain; |
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(xii) a spinal cord disorder; |
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(xiii) traumatic brain injury; |
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(xiv) post-polio syndrome; |
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(xv) muscular dystrophy; |
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(xvi) myasthenia gravis; |
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(xvii) peripheral neuropathy; |
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(xviii) Huntington's disease, Friedreich's |
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ataxia, spinocerebellar degeneration, or another [an] incurable |
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neurodegenerative disease; |
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(xix) [(ix)] post-traumatic stress |
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disorder; or |
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(xx) [(x)] a medical condition that is |
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approved for a research program under Subchapter F, Chapter 487, |
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Health and Safety Code, and for which the patient is receiving |
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treatment under that program; and |
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(B) the physician determines the risk of the |
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medical use of low-THC cannabis by the patient is reasonable in |
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light of the potential benefit for the patient. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |