/tags/compassionate-use-act Compassionate Use Act en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:00:40 GMT /politics/2023-04-12/expanded-access-to-medical-marijuana-gains-traction-as-texas-house-passes-bill The bipartisan legislation is an expansion on the state’s 2015 “Compassionate Use� law, which has allowed a growing number of patients to legally use cannabis to treat debilitating symptoms of conditions such as epilepsy, autism, cancer and PTSD. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 23:00:40 GMT /politics/2023-04-12/expanded-access-to-medical-marijuana-gains-traction-as-texas-house-passes-bill Karen Brooks Harper and Raul Trey Lopez /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 /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� 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 /texas/2019-03-19/is-cbd-legal-in-texas-edinburgs-city-attorney-wants-ken-paxton-to-weigh-in From Texas Standard:Cannabidiol products � better known as CBD � are fairly new to Texas. They usually come in the form of oils, drinks or snacks� Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:15:19 GMT /texas/2019-03-19/is-cbd-legal-in-texas-edinburgs-city-attorney-wants-ken-paxton-to-weigh-in Michael Marks