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El Paso’s Hottest Race: The Race for District Attorney
After 28 years, the current District Attorney, Jaime Esparza, has decided to retire at the end of his term. This leaves the seat open to whoever El Paso voters find fit to fill the position. Reporter Colt DeMorris sat down with each candidate running for District Attorney to discuss the issue of cannabis in this article. El Paso only has Democrat candidates running for District Attorney. This means that after the primary elections on March 3rd, whoever wins, will be the next district attorney unless there is a runoff. https://txcannaco.com/el-pasos-hottest-race-the-race-for-district-attorney/
Look Texas, Alabama medical cannabis bill SB165 passes Senate Committee
The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee passed a bill in favor of legalizing medical marijuana in the state. The bill is a rehash of the same bill brought forward in the last Alabama legislative session. That bill wound up creating only a panel to provide recommendations to the legislature. The bill passed in the Senate committee with the 15 conditions being covered to include anxiety, PTSD, and conditions causing chronic or intractable pain. Check out the article for more information.
https://txcannaco.com/look-texas-alabama-medical-cannabis-bill-sb165-passes-senate-committee/
Collective Bargaining Agreement to eliminate cannabis suspensions in NFL
The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) released a CBA proposal to the public recently outlining changes to include cannabis policy. One of the four key components is that it Reduces the penalties to players who test positive for THC, eliminating any game suspensions strictly for positive tests. This agreement is after Major League Baseball stated in December that it will remove marijuana from its banned substances. https://txcannaco.com/collective-bargaining-agreement-to-eliminate-cannabis-suspensions-in-nfl/
In the Republican Senate primary, John Cornyn pushes prohibitionist views while Dwayne Stovall isn’t.
In this article, a comparison is drawn between the stances of the US Senate seat Republican primary in Texas. The two biggest candidates are incumbent John Cornyn and conservative contender Dwayne Stovall who initially was going to run as an independent but decided to run on a Republican ticket.
https://txcannaco.com/in-the-republican-senate-primary-john-cornyn-pushes-prohibitionist-views-while-dwayne-stovall-isnt/
TX NORML Podcast Episode 4 is online with this episode’s guest being Anita Sommers aka the CBD Genie.
April 4th will be the TXNORML Puff and Putt as well as the ATX CBD and Wellness Convention in Manchaca Texas.
And that concludes the recap for this week.