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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.1131

CAUSE OF ACTION FOR SALE OR PROVISION OF SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID

Known as the Texas Controlled Substances Act

The act spans §§ 481–481 (126 sections).

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 539 (S.B. 341), Sec. 3, eff

(a) In this section, "synthetic cannabinoid" means a substance included in Penalty Group 2-A under Section 481.1031.

(b) This section does not affect the right of a person to bring a common law cause of action against an individual whose consumption or ingestion of a synthetic cannabinoid resulted in causing the person bringing the suit to suffer personal injury or property damage.

(c) Providing, selling, or serving a synthetic cannabinoid may be made the basis of a statutory cause of action under this section on proof that the intoxication of the recipient of the synthetic cannabinoid was a proximate cause of the damages suffered.

(d) The liability provided under this section for the actions of a retail establishment's employees, customers, members, or guests who are or become intoxicated by the consumption or ingestion of a synthetic cannabinoid is in lieu of common law or other statutory law warranties and duties of retail establishments.

(e) This chapter does not impose obligations on a retail establishment other than those expressly stated in this section.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.