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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 veterans with |
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post-traumatic stress disorder under the Texas Compassionate Use |
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Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 169.001, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (7) to read as follows: |
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(7) "Veteran" means a person who has served in: |
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(A) the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, |
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Marine Corps, or Space Force of the United States; or |
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(B) Texas Army National Guard or the Texas Air |
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National Guard. |
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SECTION 2. 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; |
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(vi) autism; |
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(vii) terminal cancer; [or] |
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(viii) an incurable neurodegenerative |
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disease; or |
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(ix) post-traumatic stress disorder and is |
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a veteran; 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |