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Tag: cannabis

Texas

As Texas Hemp Farmers Prepare For Their First-Ever Harvest, Cannabis Regulation Remains Complicated

Dominic Anthony Walsh, TPR

Posted on August 13, 2020 · Texas is preparing for the first-ever legal cannabis harvests since the plant was banned statewide in 1931.

Tags cannabidiol cannabis CBD hemp marijuana pot THC

Texas

With So Many Unknowns About Vaping, State Health Commissioner Urges Caution

Terri Langford, Texas Standard

Posted on September 13, 2019 · The Trump administration has confirmed a plan to ban at least some electronic cigarettes.

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News

Harris County Will Stop Prosecuting Some Marijuana Possession Cases

HPM Digital Team

Posted on July 2, 2019 · Prosecutors will only accept criminal charges if the evidence seized has a THC concentration of over 0.3 percent. THC is the psychoactive element in cannabis.

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Houston Matters

What You Need To Know About CBD

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 30, 2019 · Dr. Thomas Northrup of UTHealth explains what the compound found in marijuana is and what we know about its health benefits.

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Houston Matters

Full Show: Safety Measures At Sporting Events, And What We Know About CBD (May 30, 2019)

Abner Fletcher

Posted on May 30, 2019 · On Thursday's Houston Matters: Safety measures at sporting events, the truth about CBD, lessons from the movie Booksmart, and retired Navy Admiral William McRaven.

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In-Depth

Hemp Farms In Texas? Ag Commissioner Sid Miller Among Backers For Legalization

Rebekah Morr, KERA

Posted on March 6, 2019 · State Senate Bill 116 would allow Texans to grow hemp — an offshoot of marijuana without the high.

Tags 2019 Texas Legislature 86th Texas Legislature cannabis hemp

News

When Cancer Patients Ask About Weed, Many Doctors Say Go For It

CHRISTINE HERMAN, NPR, Side Effects Public Media

Posted on May 10, 2018 · About half of oncologists recommend medical marijuana to patients, though most feel ignorant of its proper medical use

Tags cancer cannabis medical marijuana

News

Medical Cannabis Oil Is Legal In Texas, But Epilepsy Patients Still Struggle

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on April 23, 2018 · For Texans with severe epilepsy, a new treatment recently became legal: medical cannabis oil. As the state’s first dispensaries open, we followed two families trying the medication to reduce seizures. Watch our video documentary, “Out of Options.”

Tags cannabis epilepsy marijuana texas

News

Former Republican House Speaker Is Advising A Marijuana Corporation

SASHA INGBER, NPR

Posted on April 12, 2018 · John Boehner used to oppose all uses of marijuana but said on Wednesday that his thinking "has evolved." He said the drug should be available to, among other things, help ailing veterans

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In Reliably Red Texas, Cannabis Entrepreneurs Hope For Green

Associated Press

Posted on March 19, 2018 · Along with the typical challenges of any business, companies that work in the cannabis industry in Texas must navigate conflicting state and federal laws, risk backlash from banks and state agencies, and overcome the stigma of selling a product that some consider dangerous or taboo.

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News

Medical Cannabis Dispensaries Are Opening In Texas, But The Newly Legal Oils Still Aren’t Easy To Procure

Alex Samuels, The Texas Tribune

Posted on February 5, 2018 · The state has approved three dispensaries to provide cannabis oil to seizure patients. But with only 17 doctors able to prescribe it, the oils still can be tough to secure.

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News

All-Time High: Majority Of Republicans Support Pot Legalization For First Time

Domenico Montanaro, NPR

Posted on October 25, 2017 · A new Gallup poll shows that support for legalizing pot is at an all-time high. Nearly two-thirds of Americans are in favor, as well as 51 percent of Republicans, the highest ever

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Politics

Harris County District Attorney Defends New Marijuana Policy

Gail Delaughter

Posted on February 27, 2017 · Starting in March there will be a major shift in the way Harris County handles low-level marijuana cases. The district attorney says too much money is being spent to go after the wrong offenders.

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