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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring a warning on the labeling of certain |
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consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 443.205, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (a-1) and |
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(a-2) to read as follows: |
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(a) Before a consumable hemp product that contains or is |
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marketed as containing more than trace amounts of cannabinoids may |
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be distributed or sold, the product must be labeled in the manner |
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provided by this section with the following information: |
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(1) batch identification number; |
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(2) batch date; |
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(3) product name; |
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(4) a uniform resource locator (URL) that provides or |
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links to a certificate of analysis for the product or each |
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hemp-derived ingredient of the product; |
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(5) the name of the product's manufacturer; [and] |
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(6) a certification that the delta-9 |
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tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of the product or each |
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hemp-derived ingredient of the product is not more than 0.3 |
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percent; and |
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(7) a warning under Subsection (a-1) or (a-2), if |
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applicable. |
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(a-1) Each consumable hemp product intended for eating or |
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ingestion that contains more than 10 micrograms of delta-9 |
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tetrahydrocannabinol in each gram of the product must include one |
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of the following warnings, selected at random or based on rotation |
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approved by the department: |
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"WARNING: KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. CONSUMABLE HEMP |
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PRODUCTS CAN CAUSE CANNABIS POISONING THAT CAN BE LIFE-THREATENING |
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TO CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE YOUNGER THAN FIVE YEARS OLD." |
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"WARNING: IT CAN TAKE UP TO FOUR HOURS TO FEEL EFFECTS FROM |
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EATING OR DRINKING A CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCT. CONSUMING MORE |
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BEFORE FEELING AN EFFECT CAN CAUSE CANNABIS POISONING, INCLUDING |
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SEVERE ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS." |
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"WARNING: USING CANNABIS WHILE YOUNGER THAN 25 YEARS OF AGE |
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CAN HARM BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. THIS CAN WORSEN YOUR ATTENTION, |
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CONCENTRATION, AND MEMORY, ESPECIALLY WHEN USING CANNABIS EVERY DAY |
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OR MOST DAYS." |
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"WARNING: USING CANNABIS WHILE YOUNGER THAN 25 YEARS OF AGE |
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INCREASES YOUR RISK OF MENTAL DISORDERS LIKE PSYCHOSIS AND |
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SCHIZOPHRENIA. THE MORE OFTEN YOU USE, THE GREATER THE RISK." |
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"WARNING: CANNABIS CAN CAUSE PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS LIKE SEVERE |
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PARANOIA. THE RISK IS GREATEST IN PEOPLE YOUNGER THAN 25 YEARS OF |
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AGE OR WHEN USING PRODUCTS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF |
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TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC)." |
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"WARNING: USING CANNABIS EVERY DAY OR MOST DAYS CAN LEAD TO |
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DEPENDENCE. DEPENDENCE ALSO INCREASES YOUR RISK OF ANXIETY AND |
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DEPRESSION." |
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"WARNING: CANNABIS CAN BE ADDICTIVE. THE HIGHER THE AMOUNT |
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OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC), THE GREATER THE RISK." |
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"WARNING: LONG-TERM CANNABIS USE INCREASES YOUR RISK OF |
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ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION. THE MORE OFTEN YOU USE, THE GREATER THE |
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RISK." |
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"WARNING: THE HIGHER THE AMOUNT OF TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL |
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(THC), THE GREATER THE RISK OF ADVERSE EFFECTS. THESE CAN INCLUDE |
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PARANOIA, ANXIETY, AND DEPENDENCE." |
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"WARNING: DO NOT USE CANNABIS IF PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING. |
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USING CANNABIS CAN HARM YOUR BABY'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT." |
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"WARNING: DO NOT DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS. IT |
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PUTS YOUR LIFE AND OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES AT RISK." |
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(a-2) Each consumable hemp product for topical use that |
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contains more than 10 micrograms of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol in |
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each gram of the product must include the following warning: |
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"WARNING: DO NOT SWALLOW OR APPLY INTERNALLY OR TO BROKEN, |
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IRRITATED, OR ITCHING SKIN. THERE MAY BE HEALTH EFFECTS AND RISKS |
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FROM CANNABIS TOPICALS THAT ARE NOT FULLY KNOWN OR UNDERSTOOD." |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a consumable hemp product that is distributed or sold on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the |
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last day of the legislative session. |