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Doctors in Texas can now complete and submit an official state form to recommend adding new medical conditions that they think should qualify a patient for medical marijuana<\/a>. And dispensaries can also use the form to put forward proposals to authorize specific inhalation devices for patients.<\/p>\n After officials adopted rules in compliance with a recently enacted state law expanding Texas\u2019s medical cannabis program, the\u00a0Department of State Health Services released the new form on Tuesday.<\/p>\n For doctors seeking<\/a> to add qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, they are required<\/a> to submit peer-reviewed research justifying the expansion. Dispensaries, meanwhile, must affirm that the device they\u2019re recommending is \u201csafe and effective for the pulmonary inhalation of low-THC cannabis.\u201d<\/p>\n The form is being distributed just as the state Department of Public Safety (DPS) has conditionally approved nine new medical marijuana business licenses<\/a> as part of a new cannabis law.<\/p>\n Under the law passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in June<\/a>, DPS is required to issue a total of 12 new licenses under the legislation. The department will issue conditional licenses to three additional dispensaries by April 2026.<\/p>\n This represents a major change to the program, as there are currently only three dispensaries licensed to operate in Texas.<\/p>\n DPS in October adopted additional rules to increase the number of licensed dispensaries<\/a>, establishing security requirements for \u201csatellite\u201d locations and authorizing the revocation of licenses for certain violations.<\/p>\n In addition to increasing the number of dispensaries in the state, the law signed by the governor also expands the state\u2019s list of medical cannabis qualifying conditions to include chronic pain, traumatic brain injury (TBI), Crohn\u2019s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases, while also allowing end-of-life patients in palliative or hospice care to use marijuana.<\/p>\n \u2014 Separately, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) recently adopted a set of emergency rules meant to prevent the sale of intoxicating hemp products to people under 21.<\/p>\n After\u00a0similar restrictions were implemented by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)<\/a>\u00a0in September, DSHS announced that they\u2019ve moved forward with the policies changes that\u00a0comply with the governor\u2019s recent executive order on hemp<\/a>.<\/p>\n After the legislature failed to pass a controversial bill to ban hemp products containing THC during two special sessions following the governor\u2019s veto of a similar measure earlier this year, the governor signed the executive order to impose certain restrictions on the market.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a recent survey from a GOP pollster affiliated with President Donald Trump found that Texas Democratic and Republican voters are unified in their opposition to the hemp ban proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Texas Agency Releases Form To Recommend New Medical Marijuana Qualifying Conditions And Approved Inhalation Devices<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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