by Justin Dehn, The Texas Tribune Jan. 24, 2018
In 2015, the Texas Compassionate Use Act was passed. It legalized oils containing CBD, a non-euphoric component of marijuana known to treat epilepsy and other chronic medical conditions. Recently, the first state-licensed medical cannabis cultivator and dispensary harvested its first crop of medical cannabis. The state will regulate and distribute the oils to patients whose symptoms have not responded to federally approved medication.
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2018/01/24/texas-medical-cannabis-cultivator-and-dispensary-has-first-harvest/.
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