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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the |
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possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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adding Section 48 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 48. REGULATION OF CANNABIS. (a) In this section, |
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"cannabis" means the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or |
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not, the seeds of that plant, and every compound, manufacture, |
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salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that plant or its |
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seeds. |
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(b) The legislature by law shall authorize and regulate the |
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possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2018. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment directing the |
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legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, |
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and sale of cannabis." |