Texas 2023 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR22 Introduced / Bill

Filed 11/14/2022

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 By: Eckhardt S.J.R. No. 22


 A JOINT RESOLUTION
 proposing a constitutional amendment to direct the legislature 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 5, 2024.
 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."