Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) has vetoed a controversial bill that would have banned consumable hemp products containing any trace of THC, defying a major push from Lt. Governor Dan Patrick (R) and a large majority of Republican lawmakers. Senate Bill 3, authored by Sen. Charles Perry (R), aimed to prohibit hemp-derived products like edibles, […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said Monday that he has not yet made a decision on a controversial bill that would ban all consumable hemp products containing any amount of THC, despite mounting pressure from industry stakeholders, advocates and lawmakers. With just days remaining before the June 22 deadline to act on Senate Bill 3 […]
Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, says federal budgetary pressure under the Trump administration’s renewed push to reduce spending could lead more states to legalize marijuana in a bid to generate much-needed tax revenue. In a new episode of the Voice of Cannabis podcast by the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA), […]
Former heavyweight boxing champion and cannabis entrepreneur Mike Tyson made an unexpected appearance at a federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) lab in New York City this week, donning a DEA jacket as he toured the facility alongside Alina Habba, acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey. The visit offered Tyson a firsthand look […]
In a late-night vote Wednesday, the Texas House passed Senate Bill 3, a sweeping measure that bans all intoxicating THC products statewide. The bill, which cleared the chamber 95-44, now heads to Governor Greg Abbott’s desk, where it is expected to be signed into law. Under SB 3, possession of any THC product—including popular compounds […]
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is drawing renewed attention to concerns over cannabis and mental health, promoting a recent report that suggests marijuana may pose a greater risk for psychosis than methamphetamine. The agency’s Just Think Twice campaign circulated the story this week, raising eyebrows with a provocative subject line: “Meth or Cannabis…Which Raises Risk […]
The Delta 8 and Delta 9 loophole has had 7 years now to propagate through the country, and Texas was no different. The ability to sell THC through hemp as opposed to marijuana had created an $8 billion industry in the state, but no longer. The Texas house voted yesterday to ban all forms of […]
Jarred Dwayne Shaw is a basketball player playing in the Indonesian Basketball League, and after getting caught smuggling marijuana into the country, it’s possible he has to face the firing squad. Last Wednesday, a tip came through about a suspicious package sent to Shaw from Thailand. Police conducted a raid and found 132 pieces of […]
The DEA is back to trying to find an administrator, and the confirmation process is well underway for Terrance Cole, Trump’s new pick. Two Democratic Senators sent a letter to Cole asking about his stance on marijuana rescheduling, and he gave a bit of a nonanswer. In his response, he wrote that he will “give […]
Coming on the heels of our article detailing how THC drinks are booming, we can now turn to a place where they’re basically nonexistent. Gavin Newsom, governor of California, enacted an emergency ban on Hemp-derived THC products in stores in September of last year. As stated in our article, the Farm Bill loophole allows THC […]
