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
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.
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.
CannaNews 10/29/2022 – Bernie tells Texas: legalize, DPS to open up TCUP licenses, Power Biopharms donates gummies to breast cancer
Texas DPS announces hiring a consultant to open up licenses and be ready for future TCUP expansion by the legislature. Power Biopharms donated gummies to breast cancer sufferers and survivors, and Bernie Sanders told Texans at rallies that it’s time to legalize. Read all about it or listen via our podcast today to get the latest information.
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.
Episode 58: Texas Hempress Ana Alicia Garza
This week our guest is Texas Hempress Ana Alicia Garza. Ana joins us to talk about how she got into the cannabis space, being a part of the Texas Compassionate Use Program, falling into being an online influencer in the cannabis space, and how she hopes to help fellow Texans get access to quality products to help them for whatever their needs may be in the cannabis space.
Episode 55: Priscilla Mora of VIVID CHICA
Priscilla Mora aka VIVID CHICA joins the latest episode of Lonestar Collective Podcast as a guest. Priscilla operates VIVID CHICA which is a hand made jewelry and grinder company using recycled jewelry as art. Mora is also a patient in the TCUP
Lonestar Collective Podcast Episode 54: Lamont Ratcliff
Lamont Ratcliff of Texas MMJ Doctors is the guest for this episode. Lamont talks with Jesse and Gramps about the patient makeup of the #TCUP (Texas #Compassionate Use Program) that they see, the issues the program is facing in Texas and much more.
Episode 51: Jarell Wall of Gentleman Quinns
Gramps takes over as host this week to interview Jarell Wall of Gentleman Quinn’s. The two discuss how Jarell started his company, the processes they went through to make their company what it is today, and social equity in the cannabis space.