Ep 6: Russell Dowden of The Texas Hemp Reporter
Jesse and Austin co-host this week as the Lonestar Collective interviews publisher of the Texas Hemp Reporter, Russell Dowden. Russell is also the founder of Patriot Media Group. Russell discusses his background in radio, & print media that later led to being hired as the GM for the kickoff of Infowars Magazine for Alex Jones in 2012. Russell talks about how he went from sales to “on-air” personality & broadcasting that also led to publishing. For more information visit texashempreporter.com and listen to his podcast The Texas Hemp Show at the same link.
2 weeks into new TCUP rules, Texans still have questions
On September 1st, 2021 the new TCUP rules signed into law by Governor Abbott …people began asking how they can get not just veterans with PTSD on the program but regular everyday civilians as well.
Episode 5: Attorney Andrea Steel
Attorney Andrea Steel from Frost Brown Todd Attorneys LLC. Andrea is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group. This episode we talked about novel cannabinoids, compassionate use institutional review boards, the smokable hemp lawsuit ruling, DSHS redefining THC and more!
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Episode 4: Samantha Benavides with Mano Amiga
Episode 4 of the Lonestar Collective podcast hosted by Jesse Williams with special guest Samantha Benavides of the nonprofit Mano Amiga out of San Marcos, TX. Samantha talks about what Mano Amiga is doing in the community and more. To listen, go to txcannaco.com and click on episode 4.
Episode 3: Jesse Kerns of New Bloom Labs
Jesse Kerns, a co-founder of New BLoom labs joins hosts Jesse Williams and Austin on this episode. Jesse Kerns talks about his background, how he entered the hemp space, what brought him to Texas, potency testing, how they make customer service a priority. To listen to the latest episode visit txcannaco.com and find the link for your preferred major podcasting platform
Mano Amiga to hold film festival block on cannabis decriminalization.
Fresh off their Public Defender office victory, Mano Amiga is gearing up to push for cannabis decriminalization in Hays County with a film festival. For more details visit txcannaco.com
Episode 2: Susan Hays and the Smokable Hemp Ban Lawsuit
This week’s podcast guest is Susan Hays. Ms. Hays was one of the attorneys involved in the smokable hemp ban case in Texas, which just received a permanent injunction from the district court in Travis County. Susan explains the timeline of the case and what this truly means plus much more. Visit Txcannaco.com to hear the entire show and learn the details of the recent hemp case.
Smokable hemp manufacture ban gets a permanent injunction in place
Just a little over two weeks after an appeals court ruled that the smokable hemp retail ban was unlawful, the court has now issued a permanent injunction on the ban of the manufacture of smokable hemp.
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Texas man gets 3rd-degree felony indictment over hemp license trickery
Keenan Lopez Williams has been indicted on a third-degree felony theft charge by Travis County, accusing Williams of tricking potential business investors out of money in an attempt to buy hemp licenses from the state. More information at txcannaco.com
Nominations for the 3rd Annual Texas Hemp Awards opening soon
The nominations for public voting of the 3rd annual Texas Hemp Awards will be opening soon. As well, submissions of products for a judging panel of the 3rd annual Texas Hemp Awards will be opening soon. Anybody wishing to submit will be required to submit one sample to Bluebonnet Labs for full panel testing in mid-September. If the sample passes, then 10 samples can be submitted for judging. The following products will be judged. For more information visit TXCANNACO.com