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San Antonio’s Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa now offering CBD treatments
Anybody need another sign that CBD has fully entered the mainstream?
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Youth in the United States are using cannabis more and losing interest in alcohol, new study finds
The expansion of legal weed in the U.S. has made the substance easier for kids and teens to access while boosting the perception that it’s safe, researchers say.
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Officials in three of five Texas cities that voted to decriminalize weed are trying to derail those efforts
Activists said they don’t plan to give up ground after voters overwhelmingly cast ballots for decriminalization.
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Online CBD company Flower Moon Botanicals opens New Braunfels retail spot
Flower Moon focuses on CBD and hemp products grown and processed in Texas.
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Midwest cannabis dispensary is selling a 10-gram ‘BIG A$$’ joint for the holidays
Imagine smoking one of these before Thanksgiving dinner.
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Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas blasted for comparing legal marijuana to slavery
‘Putting cannabis and slavery in the same category is patently offensive and flagrant,’ Mayor Randall Woodfin fired back at the congressman during a U.S. House subcommittee hearing.
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Texas cannabis decriminalization victories in midterms bode well for San Antonio petition drive
San Antonio activists are collecting signatures for a petition that would let local voters decide whether to decriminalize pot, among other city charter changes.
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Texas single mom being evicted for using medical marijuana she legally obtained through state program
All marijuana is banned from federally funded housing — even when the substance is acquired legally under state law.
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Voters in 5 Texas cities deciding on local cannabis decriminalization; San Antonio could be next
San Antonio activists are hoping to put charter amendments decriminalizing cannabis on the May 2023 ballot.
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Joe Biden wants everyone to know he’s not pardoning pot dealers
In a speech, the President said his cannabis pardon doesn’t extend people who sell the substance.
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CEO of Texas medical cannabis supplier talks about changes he wants from state lawmakers
Cannabis advocates are pushing the Department of Public Safety to streamline rules for the state’s so-called Compassionate Use Program.
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Rescheduling cannabis would be a big mistake, activists say
President Biden directed his administration to reconsider the Schedule 1 drug classification of cannabis, but the move could have unintended consequences.
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Biden is calling for marijuana possession pardons. But that doesn’t mean it’ll happen in Texas.
Gov. Greg Abbott hasn’t yet said whether he’ll follow suit. Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke was quick to support the measure.
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One of Texas’ approved medical cannabis suppliers negotiating lease for San Antonio dispensary
‘We’ve identified three or four locations in San Antonio that we like, and we’re in different stages of negotiations with each of those locations,’ Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation’s CEO said.
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Biden announces major federal cannabis reform, including pardoning all possession offenses
In a tweet, the president said the decision was made to remedy the effects of the racist war on drugs.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn singlehandedly blocks bipartisan bill backing new cannabis research
Had the GOP politician not created the roadblock, the bill would have moved through the Senate and ended up on President Joe Biden’s desk.
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Defying ‘munchies’ stereotype, study suggests that obesity rates drop after a state legalizes weed
Obesity rates declined in Washington after the state became one of the first in the U.S. to legalize recreational use.
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Houston brewery and cannabis manufacturer launch dispensary, promise Texas expansion
Houston-based 8th Wonder Brewery and cannabis manufacturer Bayou City Hemp Co. are teaming up on the new dispensary and lounge.
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Texas medical cannabis supplier taking its CannaBus on tour to get voters to push for weed reform
While marijuana reform has emerged as a key issue in the midterms, it’s unlikely to see much movement under Texas’ political status quo.
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New study suggests people who smoke weed are no more lazy or apathetic than those who don’t
The peer-reviewed study surveyed 274 adults and teens who regularly used cannabis and compared them with non-users of the same age and gender.