The 2022 Texas State Republican Convention was held last week between June 16-18 for the first time in-person since 2018. There, the party voted to establish 275 platform planks, or principal policies of the Republican party, to address a multitude of agenda topics. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke posted... Read more
Battle lines being drawn as petition to decriminalize marijuana in Killeen moves to City Council
Medical marijuana products expected to be available in Alabama by next spring at earliest Companies that want to grow, process, transport, test, and sell medical marijuana products as part of what will be a new seed-to-sale industry in Alabama can begin submitting applications for licenses in the fall if... Read more
This could be a big year for Texas, as there are currently five different decriminalization measures on November ballots from five different cities. It appears that, even though progress is happening slowly, this will be a big year for decriminalization across the super-sized state.  Last week, activists in Harker... Read more
Ground Game Texas held a press event on May 25, announcing that the group has collected enough signatures to qualify for the November 2022 ballot. Only 1,000 valid signatures were necessary, but the group collected over 2,400 signatures for submission. Ground Game Texas was founded in 2021 and seeks... Read more
Texas Original Releases 10-Count Package of Medical Cannabis Gummies for $35
Ryan Allway May 24th, 2022 News, Top News AUSTIN, Texas, May 24, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation’s (TXOG) new 10-count package of fast-acting gummies will be available beginning Tuesday, May 31, 2022. For $35, patients can access 100 mg of Texas’ highest quality medical cannabis in an on-the-go package designed... Read more
Voters in Austin, Texas over the weekend approved a ballot proposition that decriminalized cannabis and prohibited the practice of “no-knock warrants” by police.  A little more than 85% of voters on Saturday approved Proposition A, according to local television station KXAN, which said that the measure will “formalize a... Read more
The GOOD SHROOM CO To Launch In All Central Market Locations In Texas
Ryan Allway April 13th, 2022 News, Top News This is the first step in a series of launches with a variety of supermarkets in the US. MONTREAL, April 13, 2022 /CNW/ – The Good Shroom Co Inc. (the “Company” or “MUSH“) (TSXV: MUSH), executes its first large retailer launch. The Good... Read more
Vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes is now banned in public spaces throughout the city of Houston, after the city council unanimously approved an amendment to its existing ordinance on Wednesday. According to Houston Public Media, the city’s “existing rules prohibit smoking in an enclosed public space or... Read more
POSaBIT Enters Two New Markets, Texas and Georgia
Ryan Allway March 22nd, 2022 News, Top News SEATTLE, March 22, 2022–(BUSINESS WIRE)–POSaBIT Systems Corporation (CSE: PBIT, OTC: POSAF), the leading provider of point of sale software and payments infrastructure in the cannabis industry, has launched their point of sale and payments solution in two new markets: Texas and... Read more
At SXSW, Beto O’Rourke says legalizing weed is possible: ‘Republicans like to get high just as much as Democrats’
Democratic candidate Beto O’Rourke said Saturday that if elected governor of Texas, he would pursue legalizing marijuana — and said he anticipates that the Republican majority in the Legislature would get on board. “I’ll let you in on a secret: Republicans like to get high just as much as Democrats,”... Read more
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