Week of 08/06/2022 Cannabis News: Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years, San Marcos Decrim on the Ballot, Feds seek breathalyzer-like research
This week in review WNBA star Brittney Griner has been sentenced to 9 years in Russian Penal Colony and advocates are voicing out. The City of San Marcos will see decrim on the ballot in November. The federal government is looking for a agency capable of doing breath and blood samples for when people consumer cannabis. Audio player embedded below for those that are on the go.
San Marcos city council sends decriminalization measure to the ballot
Mano Amiga along with other advocacy groups such a Ground Game Texas and Texas Cannabis Collective gathered signatures of registered voters across several months. Those signature were delivered to City Hall at the end of May, and were verified just this past week. The San Marcos City Council was then required to decide on whether to pass the measure themselves or send it to the November election ballot.
Episode 48: Chris “Gramps” Grisolia
Chris Grisolia aka “GRAMPS” joins this episode as our guest. Jesse Williams hosts and talks to Chris about how he got into advocacy, his plans for his joining the Texas Cannabis Collective team as the treasurer, upcoming events, and his plans for his own podcast Gramps Place.
Week of July 30th cannabis news: More federal cannabis bills filed, Texas study shows horses benefit from CBD
This week in review two bills have been filed regarding cannabis. One bill to direct medical cannabis research, and another to expunge criminal records. A Tarleton University study has finished up showing that horses benefit from CBD usage in several key health areas. Audio player included for those on the go. Check it out today.
Episode 47: Why Cannarock will be the feel good hit of the summer.
Brittan Taylor, co-founder of Cannarock, and her husband AJ Channer of Fire From the Gods and co-founder of Cannarock join Lonestar Collective to discuss this annual Cannarock event, what the mission and goals are for the event, and what to expect. Listen to it today wherever you stream podcasts, player embedded in the article.
Episode 46: Smokable Hemp Ban II with Susan Hays
Super Cannabis Attorney and Texas Agriculture Commissioner candidate Susan Hays joins the show for episode 46. In the episode she discusses the issues that took place with the ruling, the confusion still in place for businesses, advice for businesses, a little bit about her candidacy, and much more. For more information on Susan Hays visit https://hays4ag.com
Veterans included in new senate bill to conduct biomedical research.
In the previous page of this write-up, an overview was given of several areas. Sections of the bill discussed pertained to societal impacts of cannabis legalization, biomedical research on cannabis, public health surveillance and data collection, awards to prevent underage cannabis use, and national media campaigns on cannabis use. This article will continue that review and include direction for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
New senate cannabis bill to prompt public health and biomedical research
Senate Democrats unveiled a bill that has been long in the works to propose marijuana legalization, placing the matter in the hands of state legislatures. The bill does include provisions to address public health and biomedical research concerns. This even includes outlining allowances for federal agencies to award grants for facilities wishing to engage in cannabis research measures. The article is split into two pages, look for the second article shortly after.
Week of 07/23/2022 Cannabis News: US Senate legalization bill, Heming in Texas Expo, NIDA contractor for marijuana research
This is our short weekly review of what’s going on in cannabis in the week of 07/23/2022. This week in review the US Senate has unveiled a new marijuana legalization bill, we discuss the Hemping in Texas expo, and NIDA plans to issue new contract for a marijuana research supplier. Audio player included for those on the go.
Federal cannabis legalization bill unveiled in Senate
Senate Democrats unveiled a bill that has been long in the works to propose marijuana legalization, placing the matter in the hands of state legislatures. While the bill aims to not only legalize marijuana, it will establish FDA monitoring requirements like those that already in place for tobacco and alcohol. Read the article for more analysis on this new bill.