Good news for Texans as more patients will become eligible for medical marijuana.
The changes to Texas state law will take effect on Wednesday and will allow patients with any kind of cancer to pursue a prescription for low-THC marijuana.
Prior to the change in the law, this was limited to patients with terminal cancer only.
The amended law also makes eligible patients battling post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD.
“We’re just excited to be able to help Texans, particularly with the PTSD and our veterans,” remarked Dr. Francisco Daniel Medrano, co-owner and medical director of CannaMedRx.
CannaMedRx is a medical cannabis clinic in Houston who says that it is the first patient scheduled for Wednesday is a veteran of the war in Iraq.
“We have a receptionist that answers our calls and there’s been many, many more that are calling just for specifically for PTSD,” Medrano said.
Clinic co-founder Melissa Trevino says the expansion of the medical marijuana program is a game-changer.
“There are a lot of veterans that have been waiting for this,” Trevino said. “PTSD does cover not only veterans but other aspects.”
CannaMedRx products can range from gummies to a cream or oil but are not smokeable. The state is also raising the limit of THC from .5 percent to one percent.
“We have a long way to go still in Texas but I think we can still help Texans a lot more by expanding the ability of them to get the medication, different products,”
said Medrano.