Episode 88: Thunder Walker of the Thunder Walker Experience
Jesse and Austin welcome guest Thunder Walker of the Thunder Walker Experience to the show this week. Thunder Walker is an activist native to Dallas familiar with the struggling Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP). Walker left Texas as a medical refugee to Oklahoma so that she could seek proper care for her child with autism. Catch the whole interview now on all major platforms and our website.
Episode 86: End of Session Recap and Upcoming Events
This episode features a full article about some of the bills and what went down, along with the live Lonestar Collective podcast from Thursday. Read more..
Episode 85: Piper Lindeen and ASA Lobby Day
Gramps speaks with Piper Lindeen of Americans for Safe Access (ASA) about lobby work in DC.
HB 218 and HB 1805 need your support
HB 218 is Rep. Moody’s Penalty reduction bill and HB 1805 is Rep. Klick’s medical expansion bill.
Both have been sent to the Senate and assigned committees, but both have not been scheduled for hearing in the respective committees. The end of this week could be the death knell for both bills if they are not heard in those committees by then. There has to be enough time for the bills to be heard, get review, go to the Senate floor, make it back to the House if any amendments are made to the bills and schedule a conference committee.
Here’s how you can help!
Episode 83: Dr. Grinspoon Seeing Through the Smoke
Gramps welcomes the author of new book, ‘Seeing Through the Smoke: A Cannabis Expert Untangles the Truth About Marijuana’, Dr Peter Grinspoon to the Lonestar Collective Podcast.
Episode 82: Gramps and Loren – Hub City NORML’s 420 Fest
Gramps and Loren discuss Hub City NORML’s 420 Fest that took place in Lubbock, activism, and more on this week’s episode.
Episode 81: Andrew DeAngelo: Cannabis Industry Consultant and Strategic Advisor
Get ready for an electrifying interview, folks! The legendary Gramps is about to have a heart-pumping conversation with none other than the cannabis trailblazer himself, Andrew DeAngelo! Founder of Harborside, Last Prisoner Project, and his own cannabis consulting firm, Andrew DeAngelo Consulting, Andrew is a true visionary and a force to be reckoned with in the cannabis industry.
HB 1805 TCUP expansion to be heard on house floor
HB 1805 by Rep Klick will have its second reading, be open for debate and first vote on the house floor on Tuesday April 11. Read more in the article on how to contact your rep and let them know you support this bill.
Ep 79 and 80: Post-Lobby Day and Jay Maguire of the THF.
Board Members Gramps, Loren and Jesse went live to discuss the Medical Marijuana Lobby Day that took place on March 14th. For Ep 80, Jay Maguire joins the LCP as the guest with Jesse as host. Jay talks about issues the legislature is facing with hemp bills and how people can be proactive
HB 1805 TCUP bill has passed committee
HB 1805 by Representative Klick has passed the Public Health Committee with substitute language and will now head to calendars to be assigned a day for a floor vote. Now is the time to contact your representatives and tell them to vote YES when it comes to the floor vote on HB 1805. Read more for details on how to do that.