|
Senate Bill 339 |
Senate Author: Eltife et al. |
|
Effective: 6-1-15 |
House Sponsor: Klick et al. |
Senate Bill 339 amends the Health and Safety Code and Occupations Code to establish a physician's authority to prescribe low-THC cannabis to a patient with intractable epilepsy. The bill provides for the Department of Public Safety's (DPS) licensing of low-THC cannabis dispensing organizations and registration of certain associated individuals. The bill requires DPS to establish and maintain a compassionate-use registry that contains information regarding prescribing physicians and records of low-THC cannabis dispensed by a dispensing organization to a patient under a prescription. The bill prohibits a political subdivision from prohibiting the cultivation, production, dispensing, or possession of low-THC cannabis and provides exemptions from the Texas Controlled Substances Act and the Texas Pharmacy Act for certain activities involving low-THC cannabis.