Episode 67: Juicy Hemp Co

Tara Velasquez and Evey Casparis of Juicy Hemp Co join as guests on the Lonestar Collective Podcast. The two talk about the troubles they’ve faced as new entrepreneurs in the Texas hemp industry, whether it be social media or taking payments.

Episode 45: Jay Maguire of Texas Hemp Federation

jay maguire of texas hemp federation

Texas Hemp Federation Executive Director Jay Maguire is this weeks guest on Lonestar Collective. Jay talks about his background, his work with Texas Hemp Federation, his work with fraternities at UT Austin, etc. Jay elaborates on the the work THF is doing to include helping farmers and shops caught in legal battles, helping citizens with hemp legal issues, and promoting better practices in the industry and in the legislative sessions. There is a discussion about the Sky and Hobbs case, and a possible state and federal future case that may happen as well. Check out the episode today.

Week of 6/25/2022 Cannabis News: SCOTX upholds smokable hemp ban, Killeen weighs decrim measure legality, TOCC opens permanent pick up location

texas supreme court ruled red on hemp and kept the manufacture ban

This week in review the Texas Supreme Court has upheld the manufacture and processing ban on smokable hemp products while upholding the distribution and sales ban injunction put in place by lower courts. Killeen weighs on the legality of having a decriminalization measure on the ballot in the upcoming election cycle. Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation has opened a permanent pick up location for prescriptions in Houston, Texas. Audio player included for those on the go.

Another reason why Texas possibly won’t legalize marijuana any time soon

Almost 3 years ago I wrote a similar article titled This Is The Biggest Reason Why Texas Won’t Legalize Marijuana Any Time Soon. So far the article hasn’t really been inaccurate. Accurate, even with the growing number of people supporting the legalization of marijuana in the state. This new article adds a layer of recent events and 3 years of observation on the topic.

Texas Supreme Court upholds smokable hemp ban, strikes down retail ban

In a 5-4 decision the Texas Supreme Court has upheld that the manufacture and processing of smokable hemp is illegal in Texas. The states highest civil court decision was delivered by Justice Boyd. A concurring opinion was filed by Justice Young, and joined by Justice Hecht, Divine, and Blacklock. The decision kept the manufacture and processing part of the smokable hemp the intact. But maintained the injunction in other areas of smokable hemp.

Smokable hemp ban case to get final hearing by Texas Supreme Court

Austin, Texas, USA at the Texas State Capitol at dusk. smokable hemp ban case supreme court

The Texas Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on the smokable hemp ban lawsuit on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Texans in the hemp and cannabis space have been waiting since December of 2021 to know when the state’s highest civil court would hold a hearing on the issue.