Texas

Cannabis Reform Push in Texas Ends With a Thud

Lawmakers began with dozens of cannabis-related bills, ranging from decriminalization to full legalization. While medical cannabis expansion was signed into law, it was “watered-down.”

Texas

Texas Lawmakers Again Tackle Medical Cannabis Expansion

In the country’s second most populous state, only three entities are licensed to provide medical cannabis — and only products low in THC.

Texas

Texas: A Thin Line Between Over the Counter and Licensed Medical CBD Products

Under new rules, a limited “low-THC” medical program must coexist with retail products in a somewhat blurry regulatory framework.

Newsletter

Ag regulators to USDA: extend hemp pilot program • Texas’ ban on smokable hemp challenged • & more…

An excerpt from recent editions of the Cannabis Wire Daily newsletter.

Lobbying, Texas

Today, Texas’ Cannabis Industry Is Tiny. Cannabis Giants See Potential.

Cannabis Wire has found that major cannabis companies, like Canopy Growth, are registered to lobby.

Texas

Texas Senate Votes to Expand Access to Medical Cannabis

Countless new patients could now qualify for the state’s Compassionate Use Program—but activists and Democratic lawmakers say the reforms don’t go far enough.

Texas

Medical Cannabis: Once Again, Texas Teeters on the Edge of Reform

Two bills headed out of the Texas House have advocates hopeful, but the Senate has sent mixed messages. The state has edged up to cannabis reform before, only to retreat.