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Tag: marijuana

Houston Matters

The Economic Benefits Of Legalizing Marijuana (Dec. 11, 2020)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on December 11, 2020 · On Friday's show: The Trump administration's last-minute environmental rule changes, the economic benefits of legalizing marijuana, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news, and director Michelle Mower.

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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

Texas Is Sued For Banning The Sale Of ‘Smokable’ Hemp Products

Jerry Quijano, KUT

Posted on August 9, 2020 · New rules prohibiting the retail sale and distribution of "smokable" hemp products are unconstitutional, companies argue in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Travis County.

Tags CBD hemp marijuana pot THC

Health & Science

Texas Opens Hemp Program Applications, While Making It Tougher To Sell ‘Smokable’ Products

Jerry Quijano, KUT

Posted on August 5, 2020 · New rules banning the manufacture of hemp products meant to be smoked or vaporized went into effect Sunday.

Tags CBD hemp marijuana pot THC

In-Depth

CBD Boom Hits Houston As Authorities Grapple With New Hemp Law Enforcement

Florian Martin

Posted on January 23, 2020 · CBD stores have been popping up all over Houston since Texas legalized hemp last year. But there’s still confusion about the difference between hemp and illegal marijuana.

Tags CBD hemp law enforcement marijuana

Texas

Texans May Be Able To Register For New Mexico’s Medical Marijuana Program

Ryan Poppe, TPR

Posted on August 9, 2019 · Critics are worried that Texans may end up breaking state and federal laws.

Tags CBD Oil marijuana New MExico texas THC

Top Stories

Natural Gas Flaring Underestimated In Texas, Abbott Tells DAs Not To Decriminalize Marijuana, And US Expands ‘Remain In Mexico’ To Dangerous Part Of Border

HPM Digital Team

Posted on July 19, 2019 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.

Tags brownsville Flaring greg abbott hemp Kim Ogg marijuana matamoros mexico texas Texas A&M

Texas

Texas Leaders: Hemp Law Did Not Decriminalize Marijuana

Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 19, 2019 · A law legalizing hemp changed the definition of marijuana, causing district attorneys across the state to drop low-level possession cases and stop accepting new ones.

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Houston Matters

Full Show: New Hemp Law, The Food Scene In Katy, And Broadway’s Aladdin (July 3, 2019)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on July 3, 2019 · On Wednesday's show: How a new hemp law is complicating marijuana cases, our weekly political roundup, the food scene in Katy, and the Broadway production of Aladdin.

Tags Aladdin broadway Broadway at the Hobby Center fourth of july hemp marijuana Political Roundup politics

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.

Tags cannabis greg abbott harris county hemp Kim Ogg marijuana tetrahydrocannabinol texas THC

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.

Tags cannabidiol cannabis CBD health benefits marijuana McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Thomas Northrup UTHealth

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.

Tags athletic events Booksmart cannabidiol cannabis CBD film health marijuana movies safety tips Sea Stories Sea Stories: My Life In Special Operations The Bigger Picture William McRaven

Bauer Business Focus

Rice University Report Makes Case For Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession In Texas

Florian Martin

Posted on April 19, 2019 · A report by the Baker Institute for Public Policy says taxpayers would benefit.

Tags 86th Texas Legislature decriminalization drug policy legalization marijuana

News

Harris County Reduces Convictions For Marijuana Misdemeanor Possession By 80 Percent

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on March 29, 2019 · District Attorney Kim Ogg says Harris County is saving money and the pre-charge diversion program improves the work of regional law enforcement.

Tags harris county houston police Kim Ogg marijuana texas

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1627: The Medical Genius

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on January 21, 2019 · Episode: 1627 A shocking look at medications in 1892 shows us how far we’ve come. Today, we measure how far we’ve come.

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