By: Gutierrez S.B. No. 1972               A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the definition of marihuana.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 481.002 (26), Health & Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (26)  "Marihuana" means the plant Cannabis sativa L.,   whether growing or not, the seeds of that plant, and every compound,   manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that   plant or its seeds. The term includes edible marihuana products and   any compound used in e-cigarettes as defined by Section 161.081.   The term does not include:                      (A)  the resin extracted from a part of the plant   or a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or   preparation of the resin;                      (B)  the mature stalks of the plant or fiber   produced from the stalks;                      (C)  oil or cake made from the seeds of the plant;                      (D)  a compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,   mixture, or preparation of the mature stalks, fiber, oil, or cake;                      (E)  the sterilized seeds of the plant that are   incapable of beginning germination; or                      (F)  hemp, as that term is defined by Section   121.001, Agriculture Code.          SECTION 2.  Section 481.111, Health & Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 481.111.  EXEMPTIONS. (a) The provisions of this   chapter relating to the possession and distribution of peyote do   not apply to the use of peyote by a member of the Native American   Church in bona fide religious ceremonies of the church or to a   person who supplies the substance to the church. An exemption   granted to a member of the Native American Church under this section   does not apply to a member with less than 25 percent Indian blood.          (b)  The provisions of this chapter relating to the   possession of denatured sodium pentobarbital do not apply to   possession by personnel of a humane society or an animal control   agency for the purpose of destroying injured, sick, homeless, or   unwanted animals if the humane society or animal control agency is   registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. The   provisions of this chapter relating to the distribution of   denatured sodium pentobarbital do not apply to a person registered   as required by Subchapter C, who is distributing the substance for   that purpose to a humane society or an animal control agency   registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration.          (c)  A person does not violate Section 481.113, 481.116,   481.1161, 481.121, or 481.125 if the person possesses or delivers   tetrahydrocannabinols or their derivatives, or drug paraphernalia   to be used to introduce tetrahydrocannabinols or their derivatives   into the human body, for use in a federally approved therapeutic   research program.          (d)  The provisions of this chapter relating to the   possession and distribution of anabolic steroids do not apply to   the use of anabolic steroids that are administered to livestock or   poultry.          (e)  Sections 481.120, 481.121, 481.122, and 481.125 do not   apply to a person who engages in the acquisition, possession,   production, cultivation, delivery, or disposal of a raw material   used in or by-product created by the production or cultivation of   low-THC cannabis if the person:                (1)  for an offense involving possession only of   marihuana or drug paraphernalia, is a patient for whom low-THC   cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code, or the   patient's legal guardian, and the person possesses low-THC cannabis   obtained under a valid prescription from a dispensing organization;   or                (2)  is a director, manager, or employee of a   dispensing organization and the person, solely in performing the   person's regular duties at the organization, acquires, possesses,   produces, cultivates, dispenses, or disposes of:                      (A)  in reasonable quantities, any low-THC   cannabis or raw materials used in or by-products created by the   production or cultivation of low-THC cannabis; or                      (B)  any drug paraphernalia used in the   acquisition, possession, production, cultivation, delivery, or   disposal of low-THC cannabis.          (f)  For purposes of Subsection (e):                (1)  "Dispensing organization" has the meaning   assigned by Section 487.001.                (2)  "Low-THC cannabis" has the meaning assigned by   Section 169.001, Occupations Code.          (g)  Sections 481.103 and 481.1031 do not apply to a   substance or material that contains Tetrahydrocannabinol or its   synthetic equivalents and is also contained in an edible product or   for use in an e-cigarette.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.