Texas Takes Steps Towards Cannabis Decriminalization and Medical Marijuana Expansion
Texas lawmakers have approved a bill that allows doctors to recommend medical marijuana as an alternative to prescriptions of opioids to patients who suffer...
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Approved 9-0 By Texas House Committee
The House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee voted 9-0 on Tuesday to advance a bipartisan bill that would end arrests and jail time for low-level possession...
Texas Lawmakers Seeking To Outlaw Delta-8 Have Formidable Foe In Texas Veterans
State Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock has authored a bill banning delta-8, the hemp derivative that has a similar effect to marijuana, but Texas veterans...
San Marcos’ Voters Decriminalize Marijuana, County DA Disapproves
Last Thursday, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, requesting his opinion on San Marcos’ marijuana...
Abbott Is Not Sold On Biden’s Pardon Of Marijuana Possession Charges
On Thursday, President Joe Biden took the Texas GOP party by surprise, as he announced a pardon of all federal marijuana possession charges, urging...
Is Marijuana Decriminalization A Campaign Issue?
Marijuana decriminalization could become a force to be reckoned with in the upcoming elections, especially when 55% of Texans strongly support the recreational use...
The Drought And Volatile Markets Spoiled the Hemp Crops In Texas
In 2019, hemp was unanimously legalized by the Texas legislature. One of the arguments for legalizing hemp was that it was a “hot crop”...
Texans Support Legalization Of Pot
55% of Texans strongly support the recreational use of marijuana and 72% strongly support the medical use of that drug to treat or to...
San Marcos Takes A Big Step Towards Pot Decriminalization
The City of San Marcos has taken a big step towards marijuana decriminalization. A petition to eliminate enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses is one...
Pot Of Gold
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.On June 10, 2019, Governor...
