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Will Texas Legalize Recreational Marijuana?

Veriheal

Texas has one such cannabis program in flux, with a new bill being introduced that may change the legality of recreational marijuana within the state. The Current Status Of The Texas Cannabis Program Currently, recreational marijuana is not legal in Texas. Marijuana is, however, permissible for some medical uses in Texas.

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Intoxicating Hemp Swindle

Project CBD

According to the study’s THC equivalency scale, the average amount of THC in tested vapes was 2,682 milligrams per cartridge 268% above Californias limit for THC in adult-use cannabis vape products, which is 1,000 milligrams, and also well above the cap for such products under the state medical marijuana program, which is 2,000.

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Oregon Cracks Down on THC Inflation and Testing Labs

Canna Law Blog

In the “a” notices, charges include: i) failures to ensure an entire batch of marijuana was available for sampling, and ii) insufficient sampling increments. Prior to OLCC regulation, we had “medical marijuana” from 1998 to 2014 with no testing requirements whatsoever. Which is not great.

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Will Texas Ban Hemp Products?

Veriheal

Recently, Texas took a bold step towards potentially banning hemp products that contain any trace of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) , the compound responsible for marijuana’s psychoactive effects. While Texas still prohibits recreational marijuana, it operates a medical marijuana program that has gradually expanded.

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Before Biden Left Office, These Lawmakers Demanded More Cannabis Reform

Veriheal

Shortly before his administration came to a close, a collection of congressional signatories emphasized to the president that rescheduling efforts alone are insufficient to comprehensively or effectively address the greater issues associated with the ongoing federal criminalization of cannabis classified under the legal category of marijuana.

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How to Prevent Marijuana Paranoia

CannaMD

Marijuana causes paranoia and psychosis. warning comes from Alex Berenson, author of Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence. Released in 2019, the book contains passages reminiscent of the 1930’s Bureau of Narcotics film Reefer Madness, which implicated a few […]

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Locked Out: SBA’s New Lending Policy Targets Hemp and Marijuana-Adjacent Businesses

Canna Law Blog

In yet another setback for hemp and marijuana-adjacent businesses, the U.S. In a previous post, Americas Missed Opportunity in the Global Marijuana Market , I outlined the broader systemic issues facing the marijuana industry. Cannabis is the plant species that includes both marijuana and hemp.

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