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CBD & Hemp Banking Programs

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While the legalization and participation in the hemp industry is growing in the US, the lack of banking support with funding these businesses remain a national issue. Herring Bank is making strides right here in Texas to change that narrative with their CBD & Hemp Banking Program. Herring Bank…

Red, White and Green. Is Texas Playing it safe?

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The State of Recreational Cannabis (Is Texas Playing It Safe? Or Just Missing Out?) The fact that the Lonestar state is still vehemently anti-cannabis (at least in legislation at the state level) despite being surrounded by a sea of green is a true testament to the independent Texas spirit. It seem…

Dan Herer Podcast #63

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Dan Herer grew up watching his father’s activism but it wasn’t until his father’s death that he decided to enter the business. He is the founder of the Jack Herer Foundation and Herer Group, where he is conducting research, developing products and producing cannabis. Herer Group is a corporate umbr…

How to Pitch Pot to Conservatives (For Starters, Call it “Cannabis”)

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Grassroots and Hemp Seeds: How Traditional Political Action Has Failed TX Cannabis With the 87th Texas legislature having come and gone without any particularly exciting progress on cannabis, it is clear that efforts on selling the conservative voting bloc on legalizing it have not been as fruitful…

CBD Crawl: South Austin

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South Austin is known for its food trucks and funky vibe, tight-knit retail communities and lack of parking, and yeah, we’re the meat eaters.  But a new wave has hit South Austin, and Austin as a whole: CBD dispensaries.  Texas is still anxiously awaiting legalization.  As of Sept 1…

The Story of Raw Papers

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As a child Josh Kesselman would watch his father’s trick- lighting a rolling paper on fire throwing it in the air and POOF! It would vanish. Josh became obsessed with rolling papers and amassed a large collection as a hobby. In college during the 90’s he researched a class project of the aspects of…

Episode 59: Lisa Pittman of Zuber Lawler

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Joining us here on The Texas Hemp Show podcast number 59 again is Lisa Pitman from Zuber Lawler Attorneys. And Ms. Pitman is a pioneering figure in the emerging legalized hemp cannabis industry here in Texas, and Ms. Pitman is an appointee to the Texas Department of Agricultural Industrial Hemp Adv…

Nov Issue Digital Read

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JACK AND THE HEMPSTALK

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NYC 2021 While writing Hemp for Victory, I was presented with stories about hemp growing 30′ tall. However, there is scant, if any, record of this. Not that it isn’t true, or entirely lacking witness thereof. One account of super tall hemp that I found was in a German language pamp…

MJ Unpacked

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Post Event Stats MJ Unpacked debuted October 21 & 22nd at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Event data The event hosted 2545 total delegates. 1054 retailers/verticals 504 brands, manufacturers, processors, cultivators 105 distributors/delivery services 426 accredited investors Last Prisoner P…

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Texas Delta 8 Update 10/26

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Veterans Scientific Laboratories: Setting a new standard in Hemp Testing?

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It is getting about that time in Texas as we are weeks away (by the time this article is published) for farmers to begin harvesting their hemp crops. With that, Texas and Federal Law dictate that all hemp production be tested for THC limits as well as other things such as pesticides and harmful pro…

Profiles in Hemp Farming: Robot Pharmer

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By Misty Contreras Texas Hemp Reporter: When did you begin farming? Robot Pharmer: We began farming in September of 2018, immediately after our licenses were granted. The founders are Jeff Ely, Isaac Ramirez, Josh Wheat and Brandt Hamilton. THR:Where are you located? RP: Our farm and extraction lab…

Did the DEA’s new rule confirm hemp-derived Delta-8 THC is illegal?

By: Andrea Steel and Lisa Pittman On August 21, 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (the “DEA”) published a rule regarding the scheduling of hemp and marijuana, effective immediately (the “Rule”). The cannabis community swiftly reacted with an interpretation that this Rule outlawed Delta-8 TH…

The Inside Story of How Wild Hemp® Won the Smokeable Hemp Ban Lawsuit

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The Inside Story of How Wild Hemp® Won the Smoekable Hemp Ban Lawsuit On August 23rd, 2021, smokable hemp products officially became legal to manufacture and sell in Texas. Many never noticed since the smokable hemp ban hadn’t been put into enforcement yet. Nevertheless, an invisible battle brewed…

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