Several states legalized marijuana last week. Will Texas be next?
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRecreational MarijuanaTexas November 10, 2020 0
Advocates for marijuana legalization are hopeful Texas lawmakers will take up meaningful reform this upcoming 2021 legislative session. During last week’s general election, voters in Arizona, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota approved ballot measures allowing recreational marijuana, leaving Texas a member of a shrinking group of states that... Read more
Judge blocks Texas ban on smokable hemp until trial on matter ends
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsTexas September 18, 2020 0
A Texas judge is blocking authorities from enforcing the state’s smokable hemp ban until a trial resolves the dispute between hemp producers and the health department. Travis County Judge Lora Livingston said in a ruling Thursday that the group of hemp producers suing state health authorities who enacted the... Read more
Texas court to review smokable hemp ban on Monday
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsTexas September 11, 2020 0
A Texas judge is scheduled to hear arguments Monday on blocking a ban on smokable hemp. Travis County Judge Lora Livingston last month granted a temporary restraining order to a group of hemp producers challenging a rule enacted by state health authorities that blocks the manufacture and sale of... Read more
As Texas Hemp Farmers Prepare For Their First-Ever Harvest, Cannabis Regulation Remains Complicated
HempMarijuana Industry NewsTexas August 14, 2020 0
Texas is preparing for the first-ever legal cannabis harvests since the plant was banned statewide in 1931. In Bergheim, Texas, just north of San Antonio, there’s a skunky smell in the air. “You know, that’s a really good description. Skunky is a very typical terpene that is in most... Read more
Texas to end retail outlet sales of legal smokable cannabis
CBDHempMarijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaTexas July 30, 2020 0
July 30, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment The smoking of legal cannabis in Texas may go on. But as of this Sunday, stores that sell hemp flowers can only sell consumable versions of the plant. By state regulations, consuming does not include smoking. “I think we’re going to... Read more
Austin police won’t cite, arrest for misdemeanor pot charges, chief says
Marijuana Industry NewsTexas July 4, 2020 0
Austin police will no longer cite or arrest people for Class A or Class B misdemeanor marijuana possession, Chief Brian Manley said in a memo Thursday. Officers will now only cite or arrest people for misdemeanor marijuana possession if a person’s safety is at risk, if it is part of... Read more
Texas proposes rules for edible hemp production and sales
Industrial Hemp NewsMarijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsTexas May 8, 2020 0
Texas has proposed a slate of rules for consumable hemp products and asked the public to make suggestions on them. The Department of State Health Services rules published Friday address oversight and licensing for manufacturers, processors and distributors. The rules would also require $150 annual registrations for retailers to... Read more
