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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.1071: CANNABINOIDS ELIGIBLE FOR DISPENSING.
Where this section sits in the code
- HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
- TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
- SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES
- CHAPTER 487. TEXAS COMPASSIONATE-USE ACT
- SUBCHAPTER C. LICENSE TO OPERATE AS DISPENSING ORGANIZATION
(a) In this section, "phytocannabinoid" means a chemical substance:
(1) created naturally by a plant of the species Cannabis sativa L. that is separated from the plant by a mechanical or chemical extraction process;
(2) created naturally by a plant of the species Cannabis sativa L. that binds to or interacts with the cannabinoid receptors of the endocannabinoid system; or
(3) produced by decarboxylation from a naturally occurring cannabinoid acid without the use of a chemical catalyst.
(b) A dispensing organization may not dispense a low-THC cannabis product that contains a cannabinoid that is not a phytocannabinoid.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 46), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2025.
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