In what is a surprising move, the Texas GOP endorses cannabis for medicinal use in their new party platform. They also now support rescheduling of cannabis.
Tag: Texas
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Jun2018
18
Jan2017
"My granddaughter means more to me than some stupid Texas law that would rather she suffer. I was doing this out of compassion and for all the right reasons" Makayla Farley, 20, left, has stage 4 Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Her grandpa Phillip Blanton, right, traveled from California to Houston to bring her ... Read More
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Jan2017
“I’ve never felt good about putting marijuana users in the same jail cells as murderers," - Houston D.A
Houston D.A Says It "Doesn't Make Sense" To Prosecute Marijuana Offenses- The State of Texas as a whole is one of the most anti-marijuana states. The state does offer medical marijuana for those ... Read More
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Nov2016
Specialty Court For First Time Marijuana Offenses On Texas Ballot
Texas lawmakers change tune on marijuana laws- Less than a week after several other states approved measures weakening marijuana restrictions, some Texas lawmakers are looking to do the same. On Monday, the first day of bill filing for the 2017 legislative session, ... Read More
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Jun2016
Some Texas legislators would like to see more allowable uses for medical marijuana.
The Austin American-Statesman reports expansion could affect the current law that lets patients with a rare form of epilepsy be legally treated with cannabidiol , or CBD. The Texas Department of Public Safety is expected to start issuing permits ... Read More
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Feb2016
Filmmaker Kevin Booth (“American Drug War: The Last White Hope”, “How Weed Won the West”, “American Drug War 2”), millionaire entrepreneur Michael “Big Mike” Straumietis and Bulgarian entrepreneur Ivan Georgiev give the backstory on the upcoming film “Ghost Nation” and the parallels between the authoritarian direction the US is headed ... Read More
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Feb2013
https://youtu.be/h0uC167bVgQ Dean Becker, host of Drug Truth Network radio shows reports on the drug war from HMSTV in Houston. Becker, a former policeman, is also a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP). Segments on this first of our weekly one hour shows feature segments on the Caravan for Peace, Sen Patrick Leahy, ... Read More
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Nov2010
Nicole Williams was sold on the benefits of medical marijuana when she saw that a family member was helped by it. And when she realized that medical marijuana patients in Lenawee County needed to drive well outside the area to obtain the drug, she decided to give them a local ... Read More
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Sep2010
TEXAS - The irony of so many people losing sleep over marijuana is obvious, but for Tim Timmons, who primarily uses it to go to bed at night, it's no laughing matter. He lives in Texas, a state that is not quite ready to recognize marijuana for ... Read More