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 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

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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.

Five Texas cities decriminalized cannabis flower in elections

Yesterday, Texas voters in San Marcos, Denton, Killeen, Elgin and Harker Heights showed strong support for ballot propositions to decriminalize misdemeanor marijuana possession. The results were overwhelming in favor. Read more to see the results from the election

CannaNews 11/5/2022 – Court dismisses Florida medical cannabis gun lawsuit, Senate bill filed to prep for legalization

This week in our short news segment A 2019 appointed federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit from Florida’s agriculture commissioner that challenged a ban on medical marijuana patients’ rights to buy and possess firearms. A new Senate Bill Would Create Federal Marijuana Commission To Prepare For Legalization. check out the article to hear the whole story in under 5 minutes.

Episode 60: Flower Moon Botanicals

This episode the guests are Flower Moon Botanicals Founders Shelley Peebles and Maggie Green. The two discuss their journey of moving from being on pharmaceuticals to using cannabis to treat their medical conditions, going through that while going through the stress of a divorce to become single moms, setting up their own business, banking struggles and much more.

Episode 59: Piper Lindeen with Americans for Safe Access

Guest Piper Lindeen joins us again with Jesse and Gramps at the helm for the episode. Piper joins this time to talk about her work with Americans for Safe Access. Piper is a graduate from the University of Maryland masters of science program for Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics.