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Texas Senate Affairs Committee Hearing on Intoxicating Hemp Products

August 13, 2024 | Legislative

I recently had the privilege of testifying before the Texas Senate Affairs Committee which recently held a hearing to discuss the complexities and challenges surrounding cannabinoid products (both consumable and non-consumable). While it was obvious that Senator Perry has real issues with the st…

Lawsuit Dismissal: A Major Win for Texas Cannabis Industry

June 14, 2024 | Legislative

In a landmark decision, a Travis County judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton against Austin’s progressive marijuana decriminalization ordinance. This ruling represents a significant victory for the cannabis industry, signaling a potential shift towards …

2023: Year in Texas Cannabis Legal Developments and National Hemp Litigation Trends

December 15, 2023 | Legislative

2023 saw a number of consequential legal developments for the cannabis industry despite the failure of any law, pro or con, related to cannabis to pass during the Legislative Session, due to Leadership’s showdown over competing property tax proposals, despite the postponement of the new Farm Bill…

Texas Hemp Day at the Capitol

March 18, 2023 | Legislative

The Texas Hemp Reporter attended the first ever Texas Hemp Day at the Capitol and Rachel was there for a report with activity with lawmakers. Written & Produced by Rachel Nelson. Texas Hemp Day at the Capitol was a huge success, marking the first time that Texas’ hemp industry came toge…

Pharmacology University and ZAR Wellness have co-authored the Tim Timmons Compassionate
Care Act

March 7, 2023 | Legislative

HOUSTON, TX, March 5th, 2023 -Pharmacology University and ZAR Wellness is currentlycontacting Texas legislators to get its medical cannabis Bill sponsored and presented during thislegislative session. Contrary to the current cannabis laws of the state of Texas, this proposal wouldadd the followin…

ABOUT SUSAN HAYS – CANDIDATE FOR TEXAS AG COMMISSIONER

October 17, 2022 | Legislative

Texas has two big names on the ballot for AG Commissioner in November. Meet the incumbent challenger, Susan Hays. If you’ve been in the cannabis space since Texas went hemp, you likely know of her. If you don’t, at least one other person in your connection for hemp in Texas does. Susan Hays is a …

POT THE VOTE

August 4, 2022 | Legislative

IF VOTING FOR CANNABIS FRIENDLY CANDIDATES IS HOW YOU CHANGE THE LAW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS IN NOVEMBER, HERE’S WHERE THEY STAND We’ve finally escaped primaries in the state of Texas with the runoffs giving us our November candidates and new seat holders. Some seats are called as there will …

Texas Supreme Court Bans Manufacture of Smokeable Hemp

June 24, 2022 | Legislative

Today, in a unanimous decision, the Texas Supreme Court held that the Texas Constitution does not protect an individual’s right to process and manufacture smokeable hemp products, and therefore upheld two 2019 laws that prohibits the processing and manufacture of smokeable hemp in Texas. Te…

Representing Cannabis: Failed Insights from a Supposedly Pro-Cannabis U.S. House of Representatives Candidate

April 19, 2022 | Legislative

Running for office in a democratic nation is one means through which you can throw in your lot and take a shot at effectuating change. However, achieving success in such an endeavor often requires the exchanging of one’s ideals for cash and capital, as we explored in my previous article about lob…

Oklahoma Becomes Marijuana Legalization Battleground Between Advocates, With Legal Challenges And A New Ballot Initiative

April 8, 2022 | Legislative

The activist-led push to legalize marijuana in Oklahoma has become seriously contentious, with one campaign waging a legal challenge against a separate group of advocates working to end prohibition. The latest result of the conflict is the filing on Wednesday of a newly revised initiative to put …

Medical Marijuana and Federal Prosecutions – A New Take on Protections for State Licensees

March 2, 2022 | Legislative

By: Ben Morrical, Brian Higgins, and Andrea Steel In late January, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit issued its opinion in United States v. Bilodeau, 2022 WL 225333 (1st Cir., Jan. 26, 2022), a case involving two marijuana growers from Maine who were indicted by the federal Departme…

Penalty Reduction Bill an Update on Joe Moody’s HB 2593

June 30, 2021 | Legislative

Penalty Reduction Bill HB 2593 an Update on Joe Moody’s by Jesse Williams Rep. Joe Moody (D) of El Paso authored HB 2593. The bill specifically deals with marijuana concentrates of up to 2 oz of tetrahydrocannabinols (THC). Moody had previously authored what has become HB 441 (another penal…

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