87R2630 JSC-F By: Canales H.J.R. No. 13 A JOINT RESOLUTION proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by adding Section 48 to read as follows: Sec. 48. (a) In this section, "cannabis" means the plant Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the seeds of that plant, and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that plant or its seeds. (b) The legislature by law shall authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis in this state. SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 8, 2022. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The constitutional amendment directing the legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis."