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| 1 | 1 | 85R3692 GCB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Howard H.J.R. No. 46 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the | |
| 7 | 7 | possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 10 | 10 | adding Section 48 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 48. REGULATION OF CANNABIS. (a) In this section, | |
| 12 | 12 | "cannabis" means the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or | |
| 13 | 13 | not, the seeds of that plant, and every compound, manufacture, | |
| 14 | 14 | salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that plant or its | |
| 15 | 15 | seeds. | |
| 16 | 16 | (b) The legislature by law shall authorize and regulate the | |
| 17 | 17 | possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis in this state. | |
| 18 | 18 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 19 | 19 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 6, 2018. | |
| 20 | 20 | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the | |
| 21 | 21 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment directing the | |
| 22 | 22 | legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, | |
| 23 | 23 | and sale of cannabis." |