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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the legalization of certain cannabidiol. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 481.002(5) and (26), Health and Safety |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Controlled substance" means a substance, |
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including a drug, an adulterant, and a dilutant, listed in |
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Schedules I through V or Penalty Group 1, 1-A, 2, 2-A, 3, or 4. The |
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term includes the aggregate weight of any mixture, solution, or |
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other substance containing a controlled substance. The term does |
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not include cannabidiol included in the definition of "hemp" |
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provided by Section 297A, Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 |
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U.S.C. Section 1639o). |
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(26) "Marihuana" means the plant Cannabis sativa L., |
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whether growing or not, the seeds of that plant, and every compound, |
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manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that |
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plant or its seeds. The term does not include: |
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(A) the resin extracted from a part of the plant |
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or a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or |
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preparation of the resin; |
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(B) the mature stalks of the plant or fiber |
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produced from the stalks; |
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(C) oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant; |
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(D) a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, |
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mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil, or cake; |
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[or] |
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(E) the sterilized seeds of the plant that are |
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incapable of beginning germination; or |
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(F) cannabidiol included in the definition of |
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"hemp" provided by Section 297A, Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 |
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(7 U.S.C. Section 1639o). |
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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, 2019. |