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Texas

Texas
By Early Investing
Date September 16, 2019
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State Level

Status: Cannabis is illegal for medical and recreational purposes
Most Recent/Upcoming Legislation:
House Bill 1365 has gained traction in the legislative session.
Description: The bill would expand the narrow current medical cannabis bill to add more eligible patients and dispensaries in the state.
History of Texas Cannabis Legislation
2007: House Bill 2391 – minor cannabis possessions would be cited, not arrested.
2015: HB 2165 – proposed recreational marijuana but didn’t make it on the floor.
2015: SB 339 is passed by 26-5 in the Senate and 96-34 in the House to legalize CBD for epilepsy patients.
2018: Compassionate Use Program legalizes the sale of low-THC medical cannabis.

Federal Representatives
Senate

Senator John Cornyn, Republican
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 224-2934
Email/Website: www.cornyn.senate.gov/contact
Address: 517 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2020

Senator Ted Cruz, Republican
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 224-5922
Email/Website: www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=form&id=16
Address: 127A Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Next Election: 2024

House of Representatives

Representative Louie Gohmert, Republican, First District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3035
Email/Website: https://gohmert.house.gov/
Address: 2267 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Dan Crenshaw, Republican, Second District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6565
Email/Website: https://crenshaw.house.gov/
Address: 413 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Van Taylor, Republican, Third District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4201
Email/Website: https://vantaylor.house.gov/
Address: 1404 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative John Ratcliffe, Republican, Fourth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6673
Email/Website: https://ratcliffe.house.gov/
Address: 223 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Lance Gooden, Republican, Fifth District 
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-3484
Email/Website: https://gooden.house.gov/
Address: 425 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Ron Wright, Republican, Sixth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2002
Email/Website: https://wright.house.gov/
Address: 428 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Lizzie Fletcher, Democrat, Seventh District 
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2571
Email/Website: https://fletcher.house.gov/
Address: 1429 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Kevin Brady, Republican, Eighth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4901
Email/Website: https://kevinbrady.house.gov/
Address: 1011 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Al Green, Democrat, Ninth District 
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-7508
Email/Website: https://algreen.house.gov/
Address: 2347 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Michael T. McCaul, Republican, Tenth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2401
Email/Website: https://mccaul.house.gov/
Address: 2001 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Michael K. Conway, Republican, Eleventh District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3605
Email/Website: https://conaway.house.gov/
Address: 2469 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Kay Granger, Republican, Twelfth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5071
Email/Website: https://kaygranger.house.gov/
Address: 1026 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative William “Mac” Thornberry, Republican, Thirteenth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3706
Email/Website: https://thornberry.house.gov/
Address: 2208 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Randy Weber, Republican, Fourteenth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2831
Email/Website: https://weber.house.gov/
Address: 107 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Vincente Gonzalez, Democrat, Fifteenth District 
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2531
Email/Website: https://gonzalez.house.gov/
Address: 113 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Veronica Escobar, Democrat, Sixteenth District 
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-4831
Email/Website: https://escobar.house.gov/
Address: 1505 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Bill Flores, Republican, Seventeenth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6105
Email/Website: https://flores.house.gov/
Address: 2228 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat, Eighteenth District 
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-3816
Email/Website: https://jacksonlee.house.gov/
Address: 2079 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Jodey Arrington, Republican, Nineteenth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4005
Email/Website: https://arrington.house.gov/
Address: 1029 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Joaquin Castro, Democrat, Twentieth District 
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-3236
Email/Website: https://castro.house.gov/
Address: 2241 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Chip Roy, Republican, Twenty First District 
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4236
Email/Website: https://roy.house.gov/
Address: 1319 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Pete Olson, Republican, Twenty Second District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-5951
Email/Website: https://olson.house.gov/
Address: 2133 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Will Hurd, Republican, Twenty Third District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4511
Email/Website: https://hurd.house.gov/
Address: 317 Cannon House Office Building, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Kenny Marchant, Republican, Twenty Fourth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-6605
Email/Website: https://marchant.house.gov/
Address: 2304 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Roger Williams, Republican, Twenty Fifth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-9896
Email/Website: https://williams.house.gov/
Address: 1708 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Michael Burgess, Republican, Twenty Sixth District 
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-7772
Email/Website: https://burgess.house.gov/
Address: 2161 Rayburn House Office Building, 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Michael Cloud, Republican, Twenty Seventh District 
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-7742
Email/Website: https://cloud.house.gov/
Address: 1314 Longworth House Office Building, 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Henry Cuellar, Democrat, Twenty Eighth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-1640
Email/Website: https://cuellar.house.gov/
Address: 2327 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Sylvia Garcia, Democrat, Twenty Ninth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-1688
Email/Website: https://sylviagarcia.house.gov/
Address: 1620 15 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, Democrat, Thirtieth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-8885
Email/Website: https://ebjohnson.house.gov/
Address: 2306 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative John Carter, Republican, Thirty First District
Stance: Only allow states to legalize medical cannabis.
Phone: (202) 225-3864
Email/Website: https://carter.house.gov/
Address: 2110 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Colin Allred, Democrat, Thirty Second District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-2231
Email/Website: https://allred.house.gov/
Address: 328 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Marc Veasey, Democrat, Thirty Third District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state and federal level.
Phone: (202) 225-9897
Email/Website: https://veasey.house.gov/
Address: 2348 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Filemon Vela, Democrat, Thirty Fourth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-9901
Email/Website: https://vela.house.gov/
Address: 307 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003

Representative Lloyd Doggett, Democrat, Thirty Fifth District
Stance: Pro full legalization on state level, against federal legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-4865
Email/Website: https://doggett.house.gov/
Address: 2307 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515

Representative Brian Babin, Republican, Thirty Sixth District
Stance: Completely against cannabis legalization.
Phone: (202) 225-1555
Email/Website: https://babin.house.gov/
Address: 2236 50 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20515