Texas Medical Marijuana Industry to Push for Hemp Age Restrictions July 1, 2025 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Texas’ medical marijuana dispensaries entered into this year’s legislative session with a two-prong strategy to expand: to loosen the state’s...
Texas THC Industry Welcomes More Regulations With Ban Off the Table June 26, 2025 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune With a ban off the table for now, Texas hemp industry leaders said they are amenable to state lawmakers imposing...
Texas Lawmakers Reined in Recreational THC for More Medical Marijuana June 6, 2025 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Texas lawmakers this year heavily focused their drug policy agenda on banning tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, products in the state. Senate...
Texas Likely to Expand Medical Marijuana Program as Hemp Ban Looms May 28, 2025 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune The Texas Senate advanced a bill Tuesday that will expand the conditions eligible for the state’s medical marijuana program, including...
Texas Farmers Fear Proposed Legislation Could Devastate Hemp Economy April 23, 2025 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Andrew Hill, who studied and farmed hemp in California before it was legal in Texas, was a keynote speaker at...
Ken Paxton Adds Dallas to List of Cities He’s Sued Over Marijuana Decriminalization November 22, 2024 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed another lawsuit to prevent decriminalizing marijuana-related offenses, this time against the city of...
Delta-8 Hemp, Medical Marijuana Industries to Face Off in Texas Legislative Session November 1, 2024 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Jack Stinnett got life-changing news in 2020 when he learned the lump that appeared on the side of his neck...
Utility Company Skips Texas Panhandle Wildfire Hearings April 4, 2024 By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune AMPA — A company hired to inspect utility poles in the Panhandle declined to testify before Texas lawmakers Wednesday, as...