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TEXAS HEMP CONSTITUTIONAL ALLIANCE LAWSUIT

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THC Alliance Lawsuit Summary   The Texas Hemp Constitutional Alliance amended lawsuit challenges several new hemp rules adopted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). This lawsuit is not primarily about hemp. According to the lawsuit, it is about whether a state agency can ch…
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Interns Wanted

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Texas Hemp Reporter is seeking spring/summer interns to join the team from January 15 – June 20, 2025. 
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Federal Hemp Update

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Federal hemp update — September 4: There is a meaningful new development in the post-delay negotiations. Texas Rep. Beth Van Duyne says the White House is taking the hemp issue seriously now that the December 11 extension is law. She is pushing her proposal to keep hemp-derived THC beverages federa…
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MSO Post 2Q Gains with More Growth Setting Up for 2027

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Second quarter MJ MSOs all reported strong revenue gains for the 2nd quarter(compared with 2025 quarter) running 4.6% to over 17%. with new states of Virginia, Texas and Georgia expecting to join store expansions in Ohio and Florida.    More favorable borrowing terms, a  lower IRS-280e over-taxatio…
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Congress Hits the Brakes: Senate Gives Hemp Industry a Temporary Lifeline

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For the first time in months, the U.S. hemp industry has reason for cautious optimism. Just days after Texas enacted sweeping restrictions on hemp-derived THC products, lawmakers in Washington have signaled they may not be ready to pull the trigger on a nationwide federal ban. The U.S. Senate has i…
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This Bud’s NOT for You

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  Sorry Texas: This Bud’s NOT for You How the Lone Star State Went From Hemp Leader to Hemp Prohibition For a brief moment, Texas stood at the forefront of the hemp revolution. When House Bill 1325 became law in 2019, thousands of entrepreneurs, farmers, manufacturers, distributors, and…
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The $23 Million Silence

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For thirteen years, Kevin Sabet has built a career on a single, endlessly serviceable exhortation: follow the money. Smart Approaches to Marijuana — the organization he co-founded with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy in Denver in January 2013, in the raw aftermath of Colorado’s legalization vote…
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The Notice Nobody Was Supposed to Notice

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Friday, tucked between a scratch-ticket rulebook and a batch of wastewater fines in the back pages of the Texas Register, the Department of State Health Services quietly finished a fight it started five years ago. The notice — 51 TexReg 4597, filed June 25, signed out by DSHS General Counsel Cynthi…
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Ken Paxton, affair Priority over Nations 250th Birth

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  Ken Paxton Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Reported Iceland Trip During Heated Senate Campaign AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton is once again at the center of political controversy after reports and video surfaced showing him traveling to Icel…
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DSHS to Enforce New Rules after THBC Motion for Rehearing

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Texas Begins Enforcing New Total THC Rule: What the DSHS Crackdown Means for Hemp Retailers The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has begun actively enforcing new Consumable Hemp Program rules that dramatically change how THC is measured in hemp products, creating significant consequ…
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Smoke, Science, and Stigma: What 20 Years of Cannabis Research Really Says About Lung Health

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For generations, cannabis opponents leaned heavily on one of prohibition’s most familiar warnings: smoke enough marijuana, and your lungs would inevitably pay the price much like cigarettes. But one of the most significant long-term pulmonary studies ever conducted tells a far more nuanced story. P…
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Did DSHS Just Tell the Hemp Industry to Ignore Its Own Rules Until After the Election?

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A motion for rehearing tells a strange story…..   There are moments in public policy when the mask slips. According to a motion filed Sunday in the Fifteenth Court of Appeals, representatives of the Texas Department of State Health Services have allegedly been telling licensed hemp busin…
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DEA’s June 29 Hearing Could Reshape the Future of Cannabis Capital Markets

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DEA’s June 29 Hearing Could Reshape the Future of Cannabis Capital Market The cannabis industry is once again approaching a historic crossroads. On June 29, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will begin a new administrative hearing to determine whether marijuana should broadly mov…
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The Arithmetic of Ambition

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When the Texas Department of Public Safety announced its corrected tabulation methodology for the Compassionate Use Program expansion on May 8, 2026—more than a month after the original awards—it did so with the bureaucratic understatement for which government agencies are justly famous. A “c…
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FDA-Approved and State-Licensed Products Are Moved to Schedule III

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The biggest day in federal cannabis policy in decades arrived this morning — and the fine print is doing a lot of work.   For years, cannabis advocates, industry operators, and policy watchers have dreamed of the day the federal government would move marijuana off Schedule I — off the shelf it…
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Kratom in Texas: Benefits, Booming Use

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At lower doses, kratom is often described as stimulating. At higher doses, it may promote calmness and relief, according to ongoing research referenced by federal health agencies. And what does science says  so far? Actually, federal researchers, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA…
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Upcoming lawsuit from this week's plaintiff and attorney introduced both Austin Hubbard of the Texas Hemp Constitutional Alliance and his legal Council Roger Borgelt. The case argues the constitutional merit and the authority of DSHS and its rule making powers. The upcoming lawsuit argues that the state agency cannot make laws or change HB 1325 the case is coming up in the few weeks and may have Major Impact since this is about Texas constitutional law and the authority given to its agencies. This is a great show if you're a retailer or industry manufacturer or producer or concerned consumer of the Texas amp industry. Please comment below. www.jointhca.org www.BorgeltLaw.com Visit our site. www.BlazedNews.com Www.texashempreporter.com

Upcoming lawsuit from this week's plaintiff and attorney introduced both Austin Hubbard of the Texas Hemp Constitutional Alliance and his legal Council Roger Borgelt.

The case argues the constitutional merit and the authority of DSHS and its rule making powers. The upcoming lawsuit argues that the state agency cannot make laws or change HB 1325 the case is coming up in the few weeks and may have Major Impact since this is about Texas constitutional law and the authority given to its agencies.

This is a great show if you're a retailer or industry manufacturer or producer or concerned consumer of the Texas amp industry.

Please comment below.


www.jointhca.org
www.BorgeltLaw.com


Visit our site.
www.BlazedNews.com
Www.texashempreporter.com

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Texas Hemp Constitutional Alliance Lawsuit

Blazed Weekly News September 10, 2026 11:14 pm

Vikki Goodwin Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor chimes in on the Texas Hemp Show podcast tonight to discuss her cannabis policy and the future of the hemp industry under her leadership as the lieutenant governor of Texas. We discussed the failed leadership of Dan Patrick regarding this issue and many others... Vicky is a breath of fresh air for Texans regarding education Healthcare and the Cannabis issue. This weeks show marks our 4th season with ESPN 102.7 AUSTIN SUNDAY'S 10AM - 11AM. www.texashempreporter.com www.vikkigoodwin.com

Vikki Goodwin Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor chimes in on the Texas Hemp Show podcast tonight to discuss her cannabis policy and the future of the hemp industry under her leadership as the lieutenant governor of Texas.

We discussed the failed leadership of Dan Patrick regarding this issue and many others…

Vicky is a breath of fresh air for Texans regarding education Healthcare and the Cannabis issue.

This weeks show marks our 4th season with ESPN 102.7 AUSTIN SUNDAY'S 10AM – 11AM.

www.texashempreporter.com
www.vikkigoodwin.com

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Vikki Goodwin Democrat Candidate for Lt. Governor

Blazed Weekly News September 3, 2026 9:41 pm

*UPDATE 2 : Travis County Lawsuit Against DSHS* - Hearing starting at 3PM CST - The hearing will be conducted via Zoom before Judge Maya Guerra Gamble of the 459th Civil District Court in Travis County: / @traviscounty459thdistrictc4

*UPDATE 2 : Travis County Lawsuit Against DSHS*
– Hearing starting at 3PM CST –
The hearing will be conducted via Zoom before Judge Maya Guerra Gamble of the 459th Civil District Court in Travis County: / @traviscounty459thdistrictc4

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*UPDATE 2 : Travis County Lawsuit Against DSHS*

Blazed Weekly News August 29, 2026 4:34 am

David Sergi presents arguments for the Hemp industry asking for clarification of Trace Amounts in Delta 8 products from the Department of Human Health Services. The judge asks Sergi for more clarification, while the state argues that it's listed in their rules. The judge gives her thoughts on her power to enforce a state agency while she considers this she's delays the ruling till later this afternoon or early next week. www.BlazedNews.com please like And subscribe to our Channel to support our growth and coverage of the ongoing drama in both Federal and Texas cannabis policy.

David Sergi presents arguments for the Hemp industry asking for clarification of Trace Amounts in Delta 8 products from the Department of Human Health Services.

The judge asks Sergi for more clarification, while the state argues that it's listed in their rules. The judge gives her thoughts on her power to enforce a state agency while she considers this she's delays the ruling till later this afternoon or early next week.

www.BlazedNews.com

please like And subscribe to our Channel to support our growth and coverage of the ongoing drama in both Federal and Texas cannabis policy.

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Travis County Lawsuit VS. DSHS HEARING REBROADCAST

Blazed Weekly News August 28, 2026 4:52 pm

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