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Report Finds Legal Cannabis Could Bring Texas $500M In Annual Tax Revenue
A new report found that Texas could bring in significant revenue if they legalized cannabis.
October 22, 2020
Hemp Flower Bans Threaten Commerce In Indiana And Texas
Despite hemp being legal across the country, bans on smokeable flower are threatening farmers.
August 17, 2020
Texas Law Enforcement Will Not Test THC Levels in Misdemeanor Possession Cases
Amidst confusion over hemp laws in Texas, this new development was just announced.
February 27, 2020
Low-Level Cannabis Convictions Plummet After Texas Legalizes Hemp
State officials are working to develop more cost-effective testing procedures to distinguish marijuana from hemp.
January 3, 2020
Texas Suddenly Stops Issuing Permits For New Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Texas Department of Public Safety abruptly suspended the permitting process just one week after launching it.
October 11, 2019
The Life And Career Of Late Left-Wing Texas Journalist, Molly Ivins
A new documentary tells the little-known story of an influential liberal columnist.
August 30, 2019
New Mexico May Start Allowing Texas Residents Access to Medical Marijuana
Some patient advocates are concerned that the policy could lead to illegal behavior.
August 8, 2019
Texas School District To Start Drug-Testing Students Starting in 7th Grade
The policy change flaunts evidence that extracurricular activities can prevent drug use.
July 24, 2019
Texas County Prosecutors Dismiss Hundreds of Marijuana Misdemeanors
Thanks to the recent change in law, misdemeanors are getting reviewed and dismissed.
June 28, 2019
Texas Governor Signs Bill to Allow Farmers To Legally Grow Hemp
Traditionally red Texas is looking just a little greener.
June 11, 2019
Customs and Border Protection Seizes $1.4 Million Worth of Marijuana in Texas
Customs and Border Protection have seized more than 9,500 pounds of marijuana from drug traffickers in the past five days.
June 4, 2019
Texas Senate Advances Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill, Rejects Inclusion of PTSD
The revision also axed a cannabis research program, despite lingering questions surrounding the drug’s effectiveness.
May 23, 2019
Texas House Advances Bill to Expand Medical Marijuana Access
If signed into law, House Bill 1365 would grant medical marijuana access to countless Texans.
May 7, 2019
Lt. Governor of Texas Declares Marijuana Decriminalization Bill “Dead in the Senate”
Texas Rep. Joe Moody's watered-down decriminalization bill won over House colleagues, but not staunch anti-cannabis senators.
April 30, 2019
Texas House of Representatives Vote to Decriminalize Marijuana
But does the bill have even the slightest chance of being signed into law?
April 30, 2019
Texas House Approves Bill to Legalize Hemp Farming
The passage of HB 1325 would help countless people.
April 24, 2019
Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Headed to Texas House Floor
Legislation would dramatically expand patient access to the limited state program.
April 22, 2019
Texas Lawmakers Plan to Remove Hemp from List of Controlled Substances
The change in regulations comes amidst record-setting numbers of cannabis bill proposals.
April 1, 2019
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Approved by Texas House Committee
If passed, it will take jail time off the table for those found carrying less than an ounce.
March 26, 2019
Texas Resident Enters Abandoned Home to Smoke Pot, Find Tiger Inside
Sounds like something the infamous "Florida man" would be involved with. This time, it's Texas.
February 12, 2019