TITLE: Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.

SUMMARY: Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 169.003, Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 169.003. PRESCRIPTION OF LOW-THC CANNABIS. A physician described by Section 169.002 may prescribe low-THC cannabis to a patient if: (1) the patient is a permanent resident of the state; (2) the physician complies with the registration requirements of Section 169.004; and (3) the physician certifies to the department that: (A) the patient is diagnosed with: (i) epilepsy; (ii) a seizure disorder; (iii) multiple sclerosis; (iv) spasticity; (v) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or another motor neuron disorder;(vi) autism; (vii) cancer; (viii) Parkinson's disease; (ix) cerebral palsy; (x) a brain tumor; (xi) vascular insult to the brain; (xii) a spinal cord disorder; (xiii) traumatic brain injury; (xiv) post-polio syndrome; (xv) muscular dystrophy; (xvi) myasthenia gravis; (xvii) peripheral neuropathy; (xviii) Huntington's disease, Friedreich's ataxia, spinocerebellar degeneration, or another [an] incurable neurodegenerative disease; (xix) [(ix)] post-traumatic stress disorder; or (xx) [(x)] a medical condition that is approved for a research program under Subchapter F, Chapter 487, Health and Safety Code, and for which the patient is receiving treatment under that program; and (B) the physician determines the risk of the medical use of low-THC cannabis by the patient is reasonable in light of the potential benefit for the patient. 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.