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San Antonio chef Edward Villarreal plans cannabis-infused cafe near UTSA’s downtown campus
Set to open next month, MxiCanna Cafe boasts the tagline “Healing is the new high.”
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Willie Nelson, Freezing Weather: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
The week’s most-read stories were a mixed bag that included several music stories and a look at Texas AG Ken Paxton’s latest authoritarian escapades.
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Four in five Texas voters think cannabis should be legal for recreational or medical use
A new poll also shows that 72% of Lone Star State voters want to cut the punishment for possession of small amounts of pot to a citation and a fine.
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Congress leaves out cannabis banking reform from spending package
The measure is intended to increase access to financial services for marijuana businesses, including those involved in Texas’ limited medical weed program.
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Cannabis reform group launches new petition after Texas’ Harker Heights rejects ballot proposition
‘These antidemocratic politicians are trying to throw away the votes of more than 5,000 Harker Heights residents — but we won’t let them,’ Ground Game Texas said.
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Batchelor Trial, Cannabis Decriminalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Crime and punishment played heavily in the San Antonio Current‘s most-read headlines this week.
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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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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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Racist Taunts, Pete Sessions: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
From racists at a basketball game to blowhard billionaire Elon Musk, many of this week’s most read stories dealt with people who should shut their pie holes.
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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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Erik Cantu, Be Kind & Rewind: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Plenty of readers also checked out our investigative piece on potentially cancer-causing chemicals being used to treat San Antonio’s drinking water.
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Bexar County DA Joe Gonzales calls out rival for TV ads claiming he won’t prosecute drug cases
Gonzales’ campaign said the attack ads’ claims about the county’s cite-and-release police are completely false.
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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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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.