Texas representative Joe Moody has proposed a change in state law that would reduce the criminal penalty for small amounts of marijuana. Texas “HB 218,” will be considered by the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee in the Texas House of Representatives this week. This proposed new law would reduce the penalty for possession of up to one
A bill almost became a law in Texas, reducing the penalties for marijuana and THC possession – Texas House Bill 2593. That’s right, Texas came closer than it ever has to decriminalizing possession of less than one ounce of marijuana; the new law would have made posssession of less than 28 grams a class C
Many of you may know by now, that there have been recent changes in the law concerning what is defined as marijuana and THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) under the Texas Health and Safety Code. I discussed these changes in the law in a recent blog post TX Hemp & Marijuana Law – New Laws for 2019 and
There has been a lot in the news recently about lung diseases associated with vaping products. Much of the news coverage has identified “illicit THC” vaping products as being the main culprit – but how much of this news coverage is truth, based on facts, and how much of the media coverage is fear-mongering and
