AUSTIN (KXAN) — There’s a small chance medical marijuana could be expanded in Texas — legislation at the State Capitol got a second wind Wednesday after efforts stalled for weeks.
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, says he’s optimistic about negotiations in the Senate, despite the fact that his counterpart, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he was very much opposed to a bill decriminalizing marijuana.
But Bonnen feels favorable in regard to expanding medical marijuana.
The specific bill by Representative Stephanie Klick is now scheduled for a Senate hearing this Friday.
It would establish a low-THC cannabis research program and would allow patients with epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and spasticity to have low-THC cannabis prescriptions.
Lawmakers have 12 days left before they leave town and Bonnen says he expects some progress on this issue to become a reality.
