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Texas Medical Cannabis Cultivator And Dispensary Has First Harvest

Justin Dehn, Texas Tribune

Posted on January 24, 2018 · The first Texas-licensed medical cannabis cultivator and dispensary has harvested its first crop of medical cannabis.

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Texas Dispensaries Unfazed By Sessions Rescinding Directive On Legalized Marijuana

Ryan Poppe, TPR

Posted on January 4, 2018 · Sessions has rescinded Obama-era directives that discouraged enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that had legalized the substance

Tags CBD Oil Compassionate Use Act Jeff Sessions medical marijuana

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Texas’ First Medical Cannabis Dispensary Set To Open In December

Ryan Poppe, TPR

Posted on October 9, 2017 · Registered Texas patients will be able to call in and pick up their orders at their Schulenburg location

Tags CBD Oil Compassionate Use Act medical cannabis

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Posted on September 14, 2023 · Immediately afterward, Paxton's attorneys pushed for a motion that, if successful, would have effectively tossed all impeachment charges against Paxton.

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Texans overwhelmingly support marijuana for medical use. Will such ‘compassionate use’ be expanded this session?

Joshua Zinn / Craig Cohen

Posted on May 16, 2023 · We discuss the status of proposed bills related to marijuana use in Texas.

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Opinions about life in Houston (May 16, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 16, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We dig into the latest results from the long-running Houston Area Survey. And we discuss where Texas stands on marijuana laws.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2574: Herons and Egrets

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on April 21, 2023 · Episode: 2574 Houston’s herons — especially the lovely snowy egret. Today, herons and egrets.

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