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Mark Stepnoski, former All-Pro offensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Oilers, served as president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Texas NORML) during the early 2000s. [100] [101] Texas Cannabis Collective, a pro-legalization group, was founded in 2016. [102]
Timeline of Gallup polls in US on legalizing marijuana. [1]In the United States, cannabis is legal in 39 of 50 states for medical use and 24 states for recreational use. At the federal level, cannabis is classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, determined to have a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, prohibiting its use for any purpose. [2]
Though recreational use of marijuana is illegal in Texas and at the federal level, recent state laws have been to decriminalize its use. In 2019, Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1325 into law.
It is legal for Texans to posses a THC vape pen if they have a medical marijuana prescription and purchase the device from a certified Texas dispensary, according to The Webb Firm.
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Texas NORML is a chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) based in Austin, Texas. Jax Finkel serves as the organization's executive director. [1] [2] The organization's mission is to establish legal access to cannabis for all Texans. [3]
In 2015, Texas passed the Compassionate-Use Act, which allowed the first legal use of low-THC cannabis products in the state for patients with intractable epilepsy. It was expanded in 2019 and ...
2015: Louisiana legislators pass a limited medical cannabis law. [57] [58] 2015: During the year, five more states pass low-THC, high-CBD medical cannabis laws: Virginia, Georgia, Oklahoma, Texas, and Wyoming. [55] 2016: Pennsylvania legalizes medical cannabis through state legislature. [59] 2016: Ohio legalizes medical cannabis through state ...