Tex. Occ. Code § 169.006 · Chapter 169. AUTHORITY TO PRESCRIBE LOW-THC CANNABIS TO CERTAIN PATIENTS FOR COMPASSIONATE USE
ADMINISTRATION OF LOW-THC CANNABIS BY PULMONARY INHALATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A physician may prescribe pulmonary inhalation of an aerosol or vapor as a means of administration of low-THC cannabis if the physician determines that based on the patient's condition there is a medical necessity for that means of administration.
(b) The prescription under Subsection (a) must specify the amount of tetrahydrocannabinols in each dosage unit to be administered by pulmonary inhalation that is medically necessary based on the patient's condition.
(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules:
(1) related to medical devices for pulmonary inhalation of low-THC cannabis; and
(2) establishing a reasonable timeline for reviewing and granting approval for medical devices for pulmonary inhalation.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 710 (H.B. 46), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2025.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.169.htm
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