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Gruene Botanicals Lab Tested & Transparent

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Transparency and Quality Assurance Through Lab Testing In a competitive market, maintaining transparency and quality assurance is paramount. Gruene Botanicals has set their own stringent standards for lab tests, including how long they are valid. “Every single product we carry has QR codes that lea…
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Oklahoma Governor Initiates Attack on Legal Hemp Products

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Oklahoma used to be a hemp-friendly state. Until recently, it was home base to several of the most well-known and respected hemp businesses in the country. That has changed recently, but not due to changes in the law, which is mostly hemp-friendly. Rather, the change has come from overzealous and u…
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Cannabis Prohibition, Moral Sorting, and the Civic Heresy We Must End

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As Holy Week calls millions to reflection on the meaning of suffering, mercy, and redemption, it’s worth examining how these sacred themes are distorted when transposed into public policy—particularly in how we legislate access to cann
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Happy Cactus Owner Todd Harris Testifies at Texas House Hearings on Hemp

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(Austin, TX) Todd Harris, co-owner of Austin, Texas-based The Happy Cactus Apothecary, testified in opposition to the anti-hemp bill Texas SB3. Harris spoke out against the bill during hearings conducted by the State Affairs Committee of the Texas House of Representatives on April 7, 2025.   H…
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The New Enforcement-Industrial Complex: From Nixon’s War on Drugs to Texas SB 3

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In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of a growing danger: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” He was speaking of the dangerous entanglement between gover…
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A Tale of Two Bills to Decide Fate of Texas Hemp Industry

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In just days, the Texas hemp industry faces what may be its defining moment since legalization in 2019. The House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Representative Ken King, will convene Monday morning to hear testimony on two bills with starkly different visions for the future of hemp in Texas. T…
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SB3 to be heard in Texas House State Affairs Committee

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Monday morning at 8am the Texas House State Affairs Committee will begin, and will include SB3 on their agenda for the day along with HB 28. This does not mean that the committee will hear the bill the first thing in the morning. It is possible that other bills may be added and heard first [&hellip…
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CRAFT Leads the Way in Hemp Compliance as SB 3 Threatens Industry

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CRAFT Leads the Way in Hemp Compliance as SB 3 Threatens Industry   As the Texas Legislature debates SB 3—a bill that would ban all THC products—responsible hemp retailers across the state are stepping up to protect their businesses, their customers, and their communities.   For the past…
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Patrick Takes Budget Hostage, Demands House Pass SB 3

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“The amount of energy needed to refute bullshit is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it.”—Brandolini’s Law Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has once again made clear that he’s willing to derail the state’s legislative agenda unless lawmakers deliver on two of his highest priorities: a sweeping…
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Large Majority of Texas Voters want THC to Remain Legal

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A survey of likely Texas voters indicates 68% support keeping THC legal in Texas, but strictly regulated. Only 20% prefer an outright ban of consumable THC. The actual survey question was presented as shown below: __________________________________________________________________________________ Wh…
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Lies, Damned Lies, and “Loopholes

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 How Texas Lawmakers Created the Hemp Market They Now Want to Ban   “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”—Mark Twain Following a playbook more than a century old, Texas Prohibitionists have pushed the false claim that hemp producers and retailers exploited a “loop…
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Ricky Williams Joins SB3 Fight

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Will $475,000 Campaign Help Bring a 4th Quarter Win? Former Longhorn and Heisman winner Ricky Williams hopes to sway Texas lawmakers on cannabis legislation. He co-founded Project Champion with former NFL athletes Jim McMahon and Kyle Turley. Together, the trio hopes to use their influence — and a…
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The Big Smear: False and Misleading Claims Dan Patrick and Sen. Perry’s Press Conference Deconstructed and Debunked

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Executive Summary On March 19, 2025, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick hosted a legislative briefing to address the proliferation of synthetic THC products across the state. The briefing centered on Senate Bill 3, introduced by Senator Charles Perry, which aims to ban these products completely…
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Happy Cactus Team “Cards” Texas Lt. Governor

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Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Visits Responsibly-Managed Austin-Based Legal-Hemp Retailer   Yesterday, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick visited the Happy Cactus, a legal hemp retailer in Austin, Texas. When Patrick entered the store, the employees asked for identification to verify his a…
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Lt Dan. Making House Calls

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In an effort to remain vigilant and true to his word Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is now making house calls to area store owners in a measure of enforcement that goes right to the top! Employees of south Austin store owner Todd Harris of the Happy Cactus were greeted with questions about products…
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Texas Hemp: True Economic Numbers

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“Who are you going to believe, me or your own lying eyes?” — Groucho Marx, noted comedian and cigar enthusiast This week’s release of the Whitney Economics study on the Texas Hemp Industry should have been an eye-opener—at least for anyone willing to acknowledge reality. The more I review the numbe…
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Blazedfest 2026

Blazed Weekly News October 8, 2026 4:48 pm

Dylan and Albert join Blazed Weekly News this week to discuss their one year anniversary at ATX dispensary! Albert opened the store to heal and help his fellow Texans, after a car wreck 7 years ago...Albertf found relief from pharmaceutical drugs and heavy med. Once he tried CBD and cannabinoids his symptoms improved and found peace. Like so many others that benefit from Cannabis they enjoy offering it to us their community and elderly and their veterans to help heal the body mind and soul. Russell also reads from some legislative news and talks about political change here in the Lone Star State. Visit Albert & Dylan and little Chewey https://www.atxdispensaryllc.com/ Don't miss BlazedFest at Shiner Saloon Rooftop October 14th. Champs After Party. Blazed Magazine www.BlazedNews.com

Dylan and Albert join Blazed Weekly News this week to discuss their one year anniversary at ATX dispensary!

Albert opened the store to heal and help his fellow Texans, after a car wreck 7 years ago…Albertf found relief from pharmaceutical drugs and heavy med. Once he tried CBD and cannabinoids his symptoms improved and found peace.


Like so many others that benefit from Cannabis they enjoy offering it to us their community and elderly and their veterans to help heal the body mind and soul. Russell also reads from some legislative news and talks about political change here in the Lone Star State.


Visit Albert & Dylan and little Chewey
https://www.atxdispensaryllc.com/


Don't miss BlazedFest at Shiner Saloon Rooftop October 14th.
Champs After Party.

Blazed Magazine
www.BlazedNews.com

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ATX Dispensary | Lawsuit Updates | Health Choices

Blazed Weekly News October 1, 2026 10:26 pm

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September 18, 2026

Blazed Weekly News September 18, 2026 12:36 am

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

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