Small Town North of Dallas Could Become Hub of Medical Cannabis Industry
A cotton gin that sat empty for decades in this small North Texas town could be filled next year with the first cannabis plants legally grown in the state.
The man investing in the old buildings plans to open a greenhouse and processing facility to make cannabis oil as a medical treatment for people with severe epilepsy. A Texas statute enacted in 2015 paves the way for the cultivation of non-psychoactive cannabis for that purpose. It was the only marijuana-related bill approved in the last legislative session.
Hemp and marijuana are both cannabis, and until 2015, it was illegal to grow either in Texas, though hemp products from elsewhere could be imported into the state and sold here. In oversimplified terms, plants with higher levels of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the component that gets people high, are considered marijuana.
The cannabis product approved under the Texas Compassionate Use Act will be developed...
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