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TEXAS — Expanding Texas' medical marijuana program has bipartisan support. But the legislative clock is ticking down and advocates are pushing lawmakers to get it over the finish line in the final few days of the session.
The Texas House overwhelmingly approved the expansion measure last month. Late Monday, a Senate committee unanimously passed its version, but it must receive approval by the full Senate by a Wednesday deadline.
"We have really been working hard the last couple days, activating the patients that need this program to help get this bill moving, and we are so thankful that the Lt. Governor and the senators allowed this special hearing to let it advance. I don't think they would do that if they didn't want it to become law," said Jax Finkel, executive director of Texas NORML.