Marijuana Buyers From Texas Fuel a ‘Little Amsterdam’ in New Mexico January 7, 2024 AggregatedNews New Mexico, Texas 0 Comments In a desert valley along the Rio Grande in New Mexico, the city of Sunland Park has generally offered few amenities for its roughly 17,000 residents. No large grocery store. Few shops. Little to offer those uninterested in the racetrack… Read More→
Texas DPS says more than 130 medical marijuana dispensary applications received so far November 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments More than 130 applications have been received by the Texas Department of Public Safety from those looking to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Texas. A bill to expand Texas' medical marijuana program was passed by the state House of Representatives in April before it… Read More→
Texas Companies Look to the Future After Cannabis Bills Fail June 1, 2023 Tom Hymes News & Insights, Texas 0 Comments In the aftermath of the Texas Senate’s failure to advance two hoped-for cannabis bills during the recently concluded 88th legislative session, cannabis companies in the state have no choice but to put their hopes in future legislatures more amenable to… Read More→
Plans to expand Texas’ medical marijuana program for chronic pain go up in smoke May 25, 2023 AggregatedNews Medical Marijuana, Texas 0 Comments Despite testimony from advocates about the positive effects of cannabis as medicine and bipartisan support in the House, a proposal to expand Texas’ medical marijuana program appears to have met its end this legislative session. The bill authored by Fort… Read More→
Will Texas Reduce Marijuana Penalties? May 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments When Austin voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in 2022 that eliminated local enforcement of low-level marijuana offenses, they couldn't have foreseen the recent partnership between the police and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Although a city spokesperson said that both agencies won't arrest… Read More→
Texas House Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill April 27, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments The Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday gave preliminary approval a bill to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The legislation, House Bill 218, was approved on its second reading by members of the House with a voice… Read More→
Texas House To Vote On Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill April 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments Lawmakers in the Texas House of Representatives are scheduled to vote on a bill that would significantly expand the state’s limited medical marijuana program. The legislation, HB 1805, is slated for a House floor vote on Tuesday, according to a report from… Read More→
Texas to consider expanding medical marijuana access March 15, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments Texas legislators are considering a new law that would make medical marijuana significantly more accessible. The Texas House Public Health Committee heard arguments on House Bill 1805 on Monday, according to the Fort Worth Star Telegram's Eleanor Dearman. The bill proposes expanding… Read More→
Texas just took a big step towards decriminalizing weed March 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments A bill aimed at reducing criminal penalties for holding small amounts of cannabis passed committee. Attention stoners: Texas might be the next place to move. A bipartisan coalition of Texas lawmakers just passed a bill through the committee stage (a… Read More→
Pot vote has Oklahoma hungry to rake in green from Texas March 4, 2023 AggregatedNews Oklahoma, Texas 0 Comments Tens of thousands of Texans from the bustling Dallas-Fort Worth area routinely drive across the Red River to gamble in glitzy, Las Vegas-style tribal casinos or to relax at cabins or swim and ski in lakes that dot southern Oklahoma.… Read More→
Texas veterans vow to protect the state’s hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down February 6, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments Texas veterans are working to protect the state’s hemp market — and push to expand the state’s medical marijuana program — at the state Capitol during this year’s legislative session. The veterans and their supporters say they need access to… Read More→
Most Texans support legalizing marijuana for medical use, poll finds February 3, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments The overwhelming majority of Texans' support relaxing the state's current restrictions on marijuana for both medical and recreational use, a new study found. According to the survey from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston, 82%… Read More→
DPS opens applications for more medical cannabis dispensaries in Texas January 18, 2023 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments The Department of Public Safety said they would not make a final decision on licensing more dispensaries until after the Legislative Session. AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety is opening an application process to potentially add more medical… Read More→
Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way. December 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments The fight in several Texas cities to decriminalize marijuana has entered a new phase, as some city leaders have rebuffed voter-approved rules that largely end criminal enforcement against having small amounts of the substance. Last month, residents in Denton, San… Read More→
Five Texas cities vote to decriminalize having small amounts of marijuana November 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Texas 0 Comments By the end of Election Day, five Texas cities have voted to decriminalize low-level marijuana possession. After Austin voters overwhelmingly approved the proposition to decriminalize carrying small amounts of marijuana in May, Ground Game Texas — the progressive group behind that effort… Read More→