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2024 Counter Culture Awards

March 7, 2024 | News

Bahama Mama & Ropeace: Redefining Excellence in the Counter Culture Industry with Best Retailer in the Central USA Award In an era where the counter culture industry is burgeoning, with new brands and stores popping up at every corner, standing out from the crowd is no small feat. Yet,…

Weed & Whiskey News: Texas Hemp Show

May 21, 2023 | News

The Texas Hemp Show team is working closely this summer with Weed and Whiskey TV and Jerry “J-Man” Joyner in production of hosting more content with the news network from Dallas. Russell Dowden and his team Rachel Nelson and Carl Robinson will be occasionally hosting the Weed & Wh…

Herban Bud Launches Blendz Disposable Vapes

April 18, 2023 | News

AUSTIN, Texas – April 18, 2023 – Herban Bud, a premium provider of maximum strength cannabis products made from legal hemp plants, announced today the launch of its brand new disposable vape line, Blendz. The line includes three flavors, Grape Ape (indica), Super Lemon Haze (sativa), and Strawnan…

April Edition / Digital Issue

April 4, 2023 | News

April Edition of the Texas Hemp Reporter covers the current state of Hemp & Cannabis while the 88th Legislature is in session. Also covered are the medical benefits from many cannabinoids. Introducing “Tejas Tonic” the new terp-boosted THC beverage from Aaron at Tejas Hemp in Drip…

Looking for a Hemp Friendly Bank? Here Are 5 Questions to Ask.

May 4, 2022 | Banking News

The recent string of good news for hemp-related businesses started with the 2018 Farm Bill, which removed hemp (defined as cannabis with up to 0.3% THC) from Schedule I controlled substances and making it an ordinary agricultural commodity. Financial institutions can now bank hemp-related busines…

Going to Pot: Film Review

April 26, 2022 | News

Appropriately enough on 4/20/2021, MTV launched the documentary Going to Pot: The Highs and Lows of It on the streaming service Paramount +. As a lighter infotainment piece, the film touches on the “411 on 4/20” exploring cannabis based accounts throughout it’s history as well as debunks some pop…

February Edition Now Available

January 25, 2022 | News

The new edition of the Texas Hemp Reporter is available in Austin and Houston area smoke shops this week for free . . many growers and producers will also receive them by mail as well. This February we honor Jack Herer as his brand of genetics makes its way to Texas via the Texas A […]

CBD & Hemp Banking Programs

December 30, 2021 | Banking News

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 Ban…

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

December 30, 2021 | News

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 se…

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October 26, 2021 | News

Texas Delta 8 Update 10/26

October 26, 2021 | News

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

October 8, 2021 | News

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 brewe…

Meet the Texas Cannabis Collective

October 8, 2021 | News

One Texas cannabis activism group has amassed quite a following in their state and has even caught the attention of national players. As the Deputy Director of the Texas Cannabis Collective, what exactly is the TCC is a question people have been asking me recently. The easy answer is that it is a…

Podcast to Broadcast: Texas Hemp Show

August 23, 2021 | Business, News

The Texas Hemp Show is moving from podcast to broadcast on Austin’s News Radio KLBJ. Russell Dowden, the show’s host and editor of Texas Hemp Reporter Magazine, teamed up with Dennis Carter to bring the idea to life on Austin’s longest running station to educate Central Texans on all of the up to…

Episode: # 43 TFNB Bank

July 16, 2021 | Banking News, Podcast

Mallory Harrington serves as the hemp banking compliance officer at TFNB Your Bank for Life in Waco, Texas. Our guest discusses the federal compliance rules, lending….

Episode # 41 and 42 Lucky Leaf Expo Day 1 & 2

July 16, 2021 | CBD News & Business, News

Jesse and Russell work the booth at the Lucky Leaf Expo in Dallas on day and day 2. Guests include New Bloom and Waymaker Labs, Epac, Drops of Life, Cosmic Cowboy Extractions.

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Kazakhstan legalizes hemp, launches pilot to grow green economy and…

8 May 2025 – HempToday®

A new era has begun for Kazakhstan’s agricultural and industrial […]

New Canadian hemp agency names leadership to drive promotion and…

6 May 2025 – HempToday®

A new agency to promote industrial hemp in Canada has […]

Italy’s hemp flower ban draws unified opposition from regional agriculture…

5 May 2025 – HempToday®

Italy’s regional councilors for agricultural policies have taken a unified […]

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