HB 1535, Klick introduces cannabis bill

Rep Stephanie Klick, filed HB 1535 in the Texas House yesterday afternoon as part of the 2021 legislation session.
Cannabis, Immigration, and Ever Mendoza

On January 24, 23-year-old Kyle, TX resident Ever Mendoza was arrested by the Hays County Sheriff’s Office & charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana. Ever works like […]
2021 Poll: Texas majority wants marijuana legalization

In a recent poll, approximately 2/3 of Texans support legalizing and taxing marijuana to cover budget shortfalls of public education due to the pandemic.
Reminder: Texas restrictive TCUP covers this

In 2019 Governor Greg Abbott silently signed HB 3703 expanding the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) into law on June 14th shortly after 4 P.M. Legislators voted 133-10 in the […]
Texas legislative session opens with heavy police presence

The Texas 87th legislative session started today with one of the lowest attendances of an opening day. On the other hand, the largest police
Texas Smokable Hemp ban hearing pushed back

On Jan 5, 2021, Travis County District Court Judge Livingston rescheduled the smokable hemp ban
Texas Capitol opens with restrictions

The capitol is now open. They have some rules in place and some more are coming. Be sure to subscribe to keep on track.
Texas A&M AgriLife and Ionization Labs collaborate on hemp crop testing

The nations top soil, water and forage testing laboratories will be teaming up with Ionization Labs to perform cannabinoid testing. Texas A&M AgriLife has announced hemp crop research collaboration
New Campaign Seeks Cannabis Decriminalization in Denton

Ever since hemp was legalized in Texas back in the summer of 2019, there has been a substantial increase in the number of successful cannabis decriminalization efforts across the Lone […]
Prefiling of marijuana bills in Texas has officially begun

It’s prefiling season at the Texas capitol. Senators and representatives are already filing. Here’s the cut of marijuana decriminalization and legalization bills.