Prosecutors in State’s Largest County Now Know if it’s Hemp or Marijuana
Is it marijuana or hemp? Do we prosecute or drop charges? Those are questions prosecutors around Texas have been wrestling with since...
Houston Company One of First in State to Manufacture Hemp Products
In many ways, the hemp industry in Texas still has a “wild west” feel, as many of the cannabidiol, or CBD, products...
Texas May Have Missed the Hemp Boom. Can the Industry Recover?
There were some very big numbers bandied about when the Texas legislature paved the way for hemp to be grown in the...
Makers, Distributors Sue Over Texas’s Ban on Sales of Smokable Hemp
Hemp manufacturers and retailers have filed a lawsuit against the Texas Department of State Health Services and the agency’s commissioner, John Hellerstedt,...
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Texas: What to know; What Might Be Next
If you’re one of more than a million Texans who qualify for a medical marijuana prescription to help with myriad diseases and...
Texas Eyes Retail Marijuana as Possible Solution to Financial Woes
Texas has been slowly acclimating to the idea of legal marijuana access, but there is some indication that the current financial crisis...
Marijuana Won’t Land You in Jail in El Paso Now
El Paso is the latest big Texas city to change how it handles low-level marijuana cases.
Instead of being...
Marijuana Reform Gains Steam in Texas During Pandemic
Today is 4/20, otherwise known as the unofficial marijuana holiday. In Texas, marijuana is still illegal, but the movement for marijuana reform...
How Texas Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Responding to COVID-19, Stay-Home Orders
As Texas faces a growing coronavirus outbreak, cities and counties have issued stay-at-home orders closing all but essential businesses. With the expansion...
Will Cite and Release Become the New Normal for Low-Level Marijuana Cases in Texas?
It has been over 10 months since the Texas Legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott signed the federal farm bill into Texas law,...
