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Interview: Ground Game Texas

August 24, 2022 | Texas Legal & Regulatory News

You’ve likely heard of the growing state and hyper localized movement in the cannabis legalization space: Ground Game Texas (GGT). GGT has been working several cities on progressive measures to include decriminalization of misdemeanor amounts of marijuana flower. The success has already taken root…

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

October 18, 2021 | Texas Legal & Regulatory News

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…

Heather Fazio talk to Texas Hemp Reporter

June 21, 2021 | Texas Legal & Regulatory News

Interview with Heather Fazio of Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy by Sana v’Ritzvah TEXAS HEMP REPORTER: Heather what occurred in the Texas Legislature in May? HEATHER:Texas is inching along with marijuana legislation. I wish I could say more, it’s like a tennis game. 37 states ha…

Texas smokable hemp ban case heard in court now awaits judgment

March 29, 2021 | Texas Legal & Regulatory News

Several prominent smokable hemp producers argued in court on March, 22nd that the state’s smokable hemp production and retail ban we’re unlawful.

Hemp Industry Files Lawsuits Against DEA Over Release of Rule Regarding Hemp

November 3, 2020 | Texas Legal & Regulatory News

On August 21, 2020, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) published an interim final rule (IFR) pertaining to hemp that acknowledged the

A Call to Action

June 8, 2020 | Texas Legal & Regulatory News

1. IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED: Texas Retailers Need Help Regarding Smokable Hemp On May 8th the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) announced their intention to prohibit the retail sale of smokable hemp products. This rulemaking goes beyond the original bill, Texas…

Up in Smoke: How Texas Burned Its Smokable Hemp Industry

June 8, 2020 | Texas Legal & Regulatory News

Texas became the 43rd state to pursue a hemp production program when, on June 10, 2019, Governor Greg Abbott signed HB 1325, a bill relating to the production and regulation of hemp, into law. Currently, Texas law prohibits “the processing or manufacturing of a consumable hemp product for smoking.”…

The Modern Story of Texas Hemp

June 8, 2020 | Cultivation & Extraction, Texas Legal & Regulatory News

The modern story of Texas hemp started in Ft. Worth at the RPT Convention in 2014. I have yet to see a more passionate message than the one delivered by the conservative activist speaking about the virtues of the valuable crop which once grew, “luxuriously” in the state. Three sessions and four yea…

New Laws in Texas for Hemp

June 8, 2020 | News, Texas Legal & Regulatory News

Despite its stance on marijuana, Texas is not lagging behind on the hemp bandwagon. Hemp is rising even faster from the shadows of prohibition than marijuana. Products containing hemp extracts high in CBD, such as oils, topicals, and infused products, gained such mainstream popularity and acc…

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