79S10380 PEP-F
By: Pena H.B. No. 74
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to an offense of selling or offering to sell a marihuana
flavored confectionery.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 48, Penal Code, is amended by adding
Section 48.03 to read as follows:
Sec. 48.03. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO CERTAIN
CONFECTIONERIES. (a) In this section, "marihuana" means the plant
Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the seeds of that plant,
and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
preparation of that plant or its seeds.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person sells or
offers to sell candy or another confectionery that the person knows
is designed and manufactured to contain the actual or simulated
flavor of marihuana.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the
legislative session.