'The good news is that there are people in Texas that are benefiting from cannabis right now.'
said the license for dispensing organizations requires companies to be responsible for cultivation, manufacturing, internal testing, and dispensing. He said that process benefits larger organizations with deep pockets, so granting new licenses could favor multistate operators .
"Under the current license, you'd have to do [everything] in one location," said Richardson, whose dispensary is in South Austin."But you also, under the law, have to serve the entire state of Texas." He added that dispensing organizations must hire an entire fleet of in-house drivers, since they can't ship with theor other couriers.
Medical cannabis advocates celebrated last week when the Texas House passed a bipartisan bill that would expand eligibility for CUP to patients with chronic pain. If approved by the Senate and signed by the governor,would also authorize the Texas Department of State Health Services to add qualifying conditions without needing to change state law.said that compared to other states with medical marijuana programs, Texas has a much lower patient rate per population.
"The good news is that there are people in Texas that are benefiting from cannabis right now, and that is bringing them great relief," said James."We need to continue to put the pressure on to make sure that we don't leave any patients behind."
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