Cannabis oil last hope for Texas child with epilepsy
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — In June, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law that legalized the use of cannabis oil for epilepsy patients, making Texas the 16th state to allow access to limited medical use of marijuana-derived oils.
“A lot of Texans are ready to see access to medical marijuana for those patients that have debilitating conditions,” Heather Fazio with the Marijuana Project said. “We worked for a bill that would have allowed a little bit more access to those suffering from cancer, PTSD multiple sclerosis, debilitating conditions like that. With this program—the compassionate use program—it’s a much more restrictive program.”
Senate Bill 339 was passed by an overwhelming amount of support from both sides of the aisle. Governor Abbott, who signed the bill in June making it effective immediately, made it clear that this bill does “not open the door to marijuana in Texas.”
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