/tags/cannabis Cannabis en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-marijuana-law-pot-weed-illegal-status As other states expand their recreational and medicinal use programs, Texas laws remain some of the toughest in the country. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-15/austin-texas-marijuana-law-pot-weed-illegal-status Jerry Quijano /health/2022-07-30/states-look-to-regulate-weed-alternatives-like-delta-8-as-sales-explode Delta-8 is a hemp product designed to get users high, but misleading labels or added chemicals have caused people to get sick. And a lack of federal regulation or guidance has states stepping in. Sat, 30 Jul 2022 14:47:35 GMT /health/2022-07-30/states-look-to-regulate-weed-alternatives-like-delta-8-as-sales-explode Ben Paviour /crime-justice/2021-11-11/texas-said-delta-8-is-illegal-but-state-troopers-havent-made-a-single-arrest Texas health officials insist delta-8 is an illegal substance and has been for 40 years. Thu, 11 Nov 2021 14:44:14 GMT /crime-justice/2021-11-11/texas-said-delta-8-is-illegal-but-state-troopers-havent-made-a-single-arrest Kevin Reynolds | The Texas Tribune /crime-justice/2021-11-08/delta-8-is-legal-in-texas-for-now-after-travis-county-judge-blocks-state-from-criminalizing-the-cannabis-extract A AG真人百家乐 County judge temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 as a Schedule I drug, which effectively made it illegal. The cannabis extract became popular because users say it produces the 鈥渉igh鈥� effect of marijuana. Mon, 08 Nov 2021 22:07:58 GMT /crime-justice/2021-11-08/delta-8-is-legal-in-texas-for-now-after-travis-county-judge-blocks-state-from-criminalizing-the-cannabis-extract Kevin Reynolds | The Texas Tribune /texas/2021-09-23/texans-enjoy-the-high-from-delta-8-as-its-legality-and-safety-are-debated In Texas, marijuana is largely illegal. But Delta-8 THC, which is derived from the hemp plant, has become wildly popular in the Lone Star State. Thu, 23 Sep 2021 13:06:08 GMT /texas/2021-09-23/texans-enjoy-the-high-from-delta-8-as-its-legality-and-safety-are-debated Jerry Clayton /health/2021-09-01/state-expands-medical-marijuana-access-to-all-cancer-patients-and-texans-with-ptsd Lawmakers also increased the allowable level of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. But not by much. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 18:31:29 GMT /health/2021-09-01/state-expands-medical-marijuana-access-to-all-cancer-patients-and-texans-with-ptsd Jerry Quijano /politics/2021-06-01/texas-takes-tiny-steps-toward-expanding-medical-marijuana-program Gov. Abbott is expected to sign HB 1535, which increases slightly the amount of THC allowed in medical marijuana and adds more medical conditions to the eligibility list for the program. Tue, 01 Jun 2021 10:01:46 GMT /politics/2021-06-01/texas-takes-tiny-steps-toward-expanding-medical-marijuana-program Jerry Quijano /politics/2021-05-18/the-bills-that-got-away-proposed-laws-in-the-texas-legislature-that-never-got-a-hearing As the Texas House of Representatives wraps up hearings on the last of its bills, some pieces of legislation slipped through the cracks 鈥� barely receiving a committee hearing. Tue, 18 May 2021 20:01:03 GMT /politics/2021-05-18/the-bills-that-got-away-proposed-laws-in-the-texas-legislature-that-never-got-a-hearing Haya Panjwani /politics/2021-04-09/texas-bill-expanding-access-to-medical-cannabis-oil-heads-to-house-for-debate House Bill 1535 would make people with all forms of cancer and veterans suffering with post traumatic stress disorder eligible for the Texas Compassionate Use Registry. Fri, 09 Apr 2021 09:51:33 GMT /politics/2021-04-09/texas-bill-expanding-access-to-medical-cannabis-oil-heads-to-house-for-debate Jerry Quijano /texas/2020-11-09/as-other-states-loosen-drug-laws-an-incremental-approach-to-cannabis-likely-in-texas From Texas Standard:One outcome of the 2020 election was a loosening of some drug laws in several states. Arizona, New Jersey and South Dakota approved鈥� Mon, 09 Nov 2020 20:26:06 GMT /texas/2020-11-09/as-other-states-loosen-drug-laws-an-incremental-approach-to-cannabis-likely-in-texas Michael Marks