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In June 2019, House Bill 1325 was signed into law by Governor Abbott to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp (cannabis containing less than 0.3% THC). [29] It also legalized possession and sale of hemp-derived CBD products without need for a doctor's approval. [30] HB 1325 passed the Senate 31–0 and the House 140–3. [31]
On December 17, 2009, Rev. Bryan A. Krumm, CNP, filed a rescheduling petition for Cannabis with the DEA arguing that "because marijuana does not have the abuse potential for placement in Schedule I of the CSA, and because marijuana now has accepted medical use in 13 states, and because the DEA's own Administrative Law Judge has already ...
The Texas Health and Safety code currently lists a number of penalties for marijuana possession, ranging from a Class B misdemeanor for possessing 2 ounces or less and up to a first degree felony ...
[16] [17] A private letter from a DEA single representative which claimed that THC-O-Acetate met the statutory definition of ‘tetrahydrocannabinol on the basis that THC-O-Acetate is not known to occur in nature. This has been challenged in a federal court which resulted in rulings that THC-O-Acetate is legally derived from hemp. [16] [18]
It was expanded in 2019 and 2021 to include other conditions. Chapter 169 of the Texas Occupations Code states that patients suffering from the following are allowed to use low-THC cannabis products:
The Connecticut Law Revision Commission made the following evaluation: "(1) the costs of arresting and prosecuting marijuana offenders were significantly lower in states that had done away with criminal penalties for possessing small amounts; (2) there was a greater increase in marijuana use in states that continue to treat possession as a ...
[93] 1915: El Paso, Texas restricts cannabis. [94] 1972: Ann Arbor City Council decriminalized cannabis, reducing the penalty to a $5 fine. [95] The law was overturned by a Republican-led council a year later, [96] but reinstated through voter referendum in 1974. [97] 1977: Madison, Wisconsin decriminalized cannabis through ballot initiative. [98]
The statute is in the Texas Penal Code section 22.06. It boils down to this : Someone charged with assault can point to the victim’s consent to fight as a defense if: