Report Finds Texas Medical Cannabis Program Inadequate for Patients
The Texas Division of Public Security (DPS) stated the state’s medical hashish program doesn’t present “statewide entry” to medical hashish and prompt that officers ought to take steps to broaden accessibility for sufferers.
The Compassionate Use Program (CUP) permits for restricted entry to hashish for sufferers with a qualifying situation and physician’s suggestion, however solely in non-smokable varieties. Final week, DPS issued a report printed in partnership with medical hashish consulting agency Weeds, Inc., investigating the sustainability and accessibility of this system.
The report discovered the state might enhance affected person entry by permitting for extra retailers — there are at present simply three dispensaries in Texas, which is the second-largest state within the U.S. in each dimension and inhabitants — and lowering a number of the restrictions that retailers face. Moreover, the report means that increasing product choices — as many sufferers have left this system as a result of proliferation of delta-8 THC merchandise derived from hemp, which is authorized and largely unregulated in Texas — might enhance accessibility.
Nonetheless, the report stops wanting making any official suggestions.
“Right now, given the proximity to the start of the 89th Texas Legislature, which convenes in January 2025, DPS won’t be recommending any modifications to CUP. Nonetheless, the report has been offered to state lawmakers within the govt and legislative branches to find out what modifications to this system, if any, could also be warranted sooner or later.” — DPS assertion, in a press release
In the meantime, voters in Austin, Denton, Elgin, Killeen, and San Marcos have handed native hashish decriminalization insurance policies, and three extra cities — Lockhart, Bastrop, and Dallas — are set to think about the reforms this November. Voters in Harker Heights additionally authorised the reforms however the metropolis council repealed the initiative. Texas Legal professional Normal Ken Paxton sought to nullify the state’s native hashish decriminalization ordinances however the lawsuit was dismissed in June.
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