Texas SB1325 took effect when it was signed by Governor Abbott on June 10, 2019, and legalizes hemp in the State of Texas.  Marijuana and hemp are both Cannabis sativa L plants containing Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.  The difference between the two is the quantity of Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol present.  The Crime Laboratory needs new equipment in order to be able to quantify THC in evidentiary items.  The Laboratory has been advised that seized asset forfeiture funds should be available in the beginning of November to purchase a LCMS with diode-array detection (DAD).  If funding becomes available, the Crime Laboratory may be able to physically have a new instrument by the beginning of 2020, and this would permit us to bring THC quantification testing online by approximately the end of the summer of 2020.  If the Chemistry Unit gets a new LCMS DAD and an additional chemist, the Crime Laboratory could begin to insource THC quantification cases.