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| 2 | 2 | | By: Reynolds H.J.R. No. 118 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A JOINT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | proposing a constitutional amendment to direct the legislature to |
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| 7 | 7 | | authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, and sale of |
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| 8 | 8 | | cannabis for medical use. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Article III, Texas Constitution, is amended by |
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| 11 | 11 | | adding Section 48 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 48. (a) In this section, "cannabis" means the plant |
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| 13 | 13 | | Cannabis sativa L., whether growing or not, the seeds of that plant, |
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| 14 | 14 | | and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or |
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| 15 | 15 | | preparation of that plant or its seeds. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) The legislature by law shall authorize and regulate the |
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| 17 | 17 | | possession, cultivation, and sale of cannabis for medical use in |
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| 18 | 18 | | this state. |
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| 19 | 19 | | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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| 20 | 20 | | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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| 22 | 22 | | proposition: "The constitutional amendment directing the |
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| 23 | 23 | | legislature to authorize and regulate the possession, cultivation, |
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| 24 | 24 | | and sale of cannabis for medical use." |
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