Texas 89th Regular Legislative Session members file cannabis bills for upcoming session next January.
The Texas legislature is getting ready to meet for the 89th Regular session, here are the upcoming cannabis bills filed so far.
Episode 98: The Upcoming MJ March and Freedom Fest 2023
Gramps & Austin were joined by Shaun McAlister of DFW Norml to talk about the upcoming Texas MJ March & Freedom Festival. The time, place and all the happenings! So join us for this live show to learn all about the largest & award winning cannabis event in Texas!
Texas Appeals Court rules that DSHS did not have authority to schedule delta-8 THC
The Texas Court of Appeals 3rd district ruled the Department of State Health services did not follow procedure and did not have the power to ban delta-8 by placing it on the controlled substances list. Read the article for a breakdown of what took place and this verdict means
Episode 97: Joseph McCrary former Peachtree NORML Comms Director
This episode features Gramps interviewing Joseph McCrary. Joseph was the Peachtree NORML communications director, managing social media relations and developing contacts with NORML members, influencers, community leaders, and media.
Lonestar Collective Podcast Episode 94: Activist and Patient Ryan Bell
Compelling episode featuring Gramps hosting and speaking with patient and activist Ryan Bell who is working with Freedom Act Lubbock. Freedom Act Lubbock is working to decrim on a local level in their Texas town.
Episode 89: Donnie Gum of iComply Oklahoma
Join us for episode 89 of the award winning podcast, this week’s host is executive director Austin Zamhariri with guest Donnie Gum.
Episode 87: Bentley Paiz for Comal County Commissioner
Gramps and Austin Z. interview Bentley Paiz, a candidate running for the position of Comal County Commissioner. Paiz is an 18-year-old activist from New Braunfels, former candidate for New Braunfels City Council and present candidate for Comal County Commissioner
Episode 77: Sid Miller, Texas AG Commissioner
Our reporter Josh Kasoff sits down for a short interview with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller to talk about hemp and moving medical cannabis forward in the state of Texas. Sid tells Texas Cannabis Collective and the audience the people responsible for holding up cannabis
Legalization, medical, & hemp bills assigned to Texas Senate committees
SB 209 (Legalization), SB 264 (Hemp – Perry) and SJR 22 (Legalization) were referred to Senate committees this week. Several bills were referred to committee this week, but these three are the big standouts among them all. Check out the article now for more information.
Texas ballot initiatives hit snags after November passage
During the 2022 elections 5 Texas cities passed measures to stop arrests for misdemeanor amounts of marijuana flower, and it’s not exactly going as planned. Each had it’s own battle to get on the ballot, and each one now is facing it’s own implementation struggle.