Author: Jesse Williams

Jesse Williams is a retired Navy veteran with a background in nuclear power propulsion plants, graphic design, and mass communications. When not writing articles for Texas Cannabis Collective or EducatingTexans.org he enjoys time with his wife and son in SW Austin. He is an alumnus of NNPTC, NPTU, Austin Community College and Texas State University.

Episode 65 DOPE SEO Max Juhasz

Max Juhasz (you-hah-Z) joins the Lonestar Collective Podcast this week. Max operates DOPE SEO web services and gives his background on how he got into the content marketing industry in Texas, some tips for cannabis companies, and messaging to get information out to Texans about the state of affairs for cannabis.

Episode 64: Growhouse Media and Taste of Texas Hemp Cup 2022

GrowHouse Media’s Liz Grow and Patrick Pope enter the studio to talk with Jesse and Chris about the upcoming Taste of Texas Hemp Cup 2022. We’re discussing the importance of the Hemp Cup and what it means for the cannabis industry. We’re also sharing some of our thoughts on the event and how it’s going so far.

Episode 63: Live about legislature and advocacy

Jesse, Chris and Austin host this week to talk about the upcoming legislative session, plans for opening day at the Capitol, and how people can best engage their reps and senators. The live broadcast took in question and the crew tried their best to answer them. Check out the article to learn more today.

CannaNews 11/26: Decriminalization measures see pushback from city councils and managers

This past week has shown disappointment for cannabis advocates as 3 cities have refused to enact their cannabis decriminalization measures. Denton, Killeen, and Harker Heights city councils have all either voted against, for, or put to the wayside their voter approved initiatives. Read more in the article or listen to the podcast version on the go.

Episode 62: November Update & Research Bill

Discussion of HB 8454 (Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act) and an article by Attorney Shane Pennington that notes the pitfalls and nightmare the bill could be. The bill is the first standalone marijuana legislation to go to the president’s desk in the US. The two also discuss upcoming events that are taking place. Next week TCANNACO plans to discuss elections, legislative action, and bills that have been filed. Read the article and listen today.

88th Texas Legislature Cannabis Bills

texas capitol austin texas photo by jesse williams

The 88th Texas Legislature will convene to begin on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at noon. Prefiling of legislation began on November 14, 2022. The 140th and final day of the 88th regular legislative session, known as “Sine die” is May 29, 2023. We hope to keep this page updated with bills as they are filed in the regular session. If a special session does take place with cannabis bills, a separate article will be published to address the situation. Read the article to learn more today. Forward to any people you know that want to get more information on this issue in Texas.

Lonestar Collective Episode 61: Screwston Scarecrow

This weeks guest of the Lonestar Collective podcast is Screwston Scarecrow.  Using a community handle, the guest joins us in audio only to maintain some anonymity. They talk about how they’ve gone about learning to grow cannabis, and the issues they’ve faced doing such to include a police raid on their residence.