Politics
New Medical Marijuana Law Goes Into Effect, Expanding Access To Cancer Patients And Texans With PTSD
Posted on · Lawmakers also increased the allowable level of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in cannabis. But not by much.
Tag: pot
Texas
As Texas Hemp Farmers Prepare For Their First-Ever Harvest, Cannabis Regulation Remains Complicated
Posted on · Texas is preparing for the first-ever legal cannabis harvests since the plant was banned statewide in 1931.
Texas
Texas Is Sued For Banning The Sale Of ‘Smokable’ Hemp Products
Posted on · New rules prohibiting the retail sale and distribution of "smokable" hemp products are unconstitutional, companies argue in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Travis County.
Health & Science
Texas Opens Hemp Program Applications, While Making It Tougher To Sell ‘Smokable’ Products
Posted on · New rules banning the manufacture of hemp products meant to be smoked or vaporized went into effect Sunday.
News
Analysis: On Immigrants, Death Penalty And Pot, Texans’ Views Now Look More Like The Rest Of The Country
Posted on · This looks like a year where the rule of "all politics is local" is out. The findings from the University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll make it seem that "all politics is national."
News
Dallas Begins Its Own ‘Cite And Release’ Program December 1st. How is Harris County’s Doing?
Posted on · More than 2,900 cases of marijuana possession have gone through Harris County's program
News
Harris County District Attorney: New Diversion Program For Minor Marijuana Cases
Posted on · It has the support of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
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Rethinking Marijuana Possession Penalties and Transitional Artifacts: Houston Matters for Friday, August 8, 2014
Posted on · A 2013 study by the American Civil Liberties Union reported Harris County had one of the highest rates of marijuana arrests in 2010. Nearly 12,000 people in Harris County were busted for pot possession. Getting caught with even a little bit of marijuana in Texas is going to cost you. Possessing two ounces or less […]
Houston Matters
Could Texas Ever Legalize Marijuana?
Posted on · With the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Colorado, could it ever happen in Texas? The Lone Star State has been very conservative for a very long time, so at first glance, it seems unlikely that it could happen here anytime soon. But look a little deeper at what Texas stands for: rugged individualism, freedom […]