If House Bill 1937 is passed, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation would need to start issuing licenses to cannabis operations by November 2024.
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Rep. Jessica González, a Dallas Democrat, filed a bill this week that would allow counties and cities to legalize the recreational use of cannabis for adults.
Under González’s House Bill 1937, adults 21 and older would be allowed to possess and transport up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis. No more than 15 grams of that can be in the form of a cannabis concentrate. At their homes, adults would be allowed to possess or process no more than 10 ounces of cannabis. If there’s more than 2.5 ounces in a person’s home, the excess must be securely stored.
Individual cities and counties would be allowed to legalize recreational adult-use cannabis, but it would be up to the state to regulate the stuff under HB 1937. Specifically, the bill directs the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to adopt all the necessary rules for the bill, concluding licensing, regulation, testing standards and transportation.
