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May 22, 2019      6:18 PM

In unanimous vote, Texas Senate moves forward an expansion of medical cannabis law

Keeping veterans out of House Bill 3703 appeared to be the concession Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels, needed to pull unanimous support for this session’s medical cannabis oil legislation.

Veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder have been some of the most compelling testimony during the hearings on the use of medical cannabis. But Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, made it clear to the Senate this afternoon that veterans would not be pawns.

By Kimberly Reeves

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