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Big Marijuana’s Next Target: Texas Compassionate Use Program

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A Cautionary Tale of Federal Taxes and Recreational Lobbying Originally passed by the Texas Legislature and signed by Governor Abbott in 2015, the Texas Compassionate Use Program was structured with the intent of a “right to try” limited program. Similar to other state medical cannabis programs, …
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Hemp Held Hostage: Washington Shutdown Threatens America’s $30 Billion Industry

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    As Congress stumbles into another government shutdown standoff, the real casualties aren’t just federal employees or political reputations — it’s America’s $30+ billion hemp industry and the millions of workers, farmers, and small business owners who depend on it. At the center of t…
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Texas Hemp’s Turning Point: From Panic to Partnership

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  The Quiet Majority Has Spoken—Now It’s Time to Act Like It Texans are not confused about hemp. They’re tired of chaos. Poll after poll shows most voters—Democrats, Republicans, rural, suburban, and urban alike—support legal hemp and cannabis when framed around order, safety, and responsibi…
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Texas Slams the Brakes: TABC Emergency Rule Raises Hemp Age Limit to 21

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Texas regulators have once again shifted the ground beneath the state’s hemp industry. On September 23, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) issued an emergency rule barring the sale of consumable hemp products to anyone under twenty-one. The rule took effect immediately, but enforcemen…
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Rand Paul Warns of Looming Federal Hemp Ban Amid THC Debate

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 17, 2025 — U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY), one of hemp’s most consistent defenders on Capitol Hill, issued a stark warning this week: unless Congress changes course, language buried in pending federal spending bills could “eradicate the hemp industry” within two weeks….
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Texas Hemp Shops Raided on Junk Science, Judge Refuses to Step In

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Well, Texas did it again. A federal judge just told a couple of hemp shop owners in Abilene, “sorry folks, you’re on your own.” Here’s what happened. Brennon and Brittany Manske run CBD House of Healing. Like a lot of Texas hemp businesses, they’ve been trying to carve out a place in this messy, …
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Texas Governor Abbott Sidesteps Legislature with Executive Order on Hemp

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has taken matters into his own hands. On September 10, Abbott signed an executive order directing the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to immediately regulate intoxicati…
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Abbott’s GA-56: Age Gates by Fiat, Testing by Rule—And the Legal Holes in Between

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Governor Greg Abbott has signed Executive Order GA-56, directing state agencies to bar minors from purchasing hemp-derived products, tighten laboratory testing and labeling, and coordinate enforcement after the Legislature failed twice this summer to enact a comprehensive regulatory bill. The ord…
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Governor Gregg Abbott to act on THC

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Why Now? For years, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has blocked any meaningful regulation of hemp-derived THC, insisting on nothing short of a total ban. His refusal to consider responsible measures like age limits has left minors more exposed, not less. At the same time, prohibitionist voices such as G…
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Texas THC Challenge: Beverage – 2025

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The 2025 Texas THC Challenge: A New Era for Blazed Magazine This year marks not only another round of the Texas THC Challenge, but also the beginning of a new chapter for us as Blazed Magazine. Formerly known as the Texas Hemp Reporter, our publication has evolved alongside the hemp and cannabis …
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Federal Marijuana Enforcement Just Turned a 180

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  On July 4, President Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1)” into law. Buried amid the tax and spending headlines is a structural change that matters enormously for cannabis: Congress created a multi-year Department of Justice appropriation that sits outside the annual Comme…
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Explainer: Why Governor Abbott Is Asking the Texas Supreme Court to Remove Rep. Gene Wu from Office

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In a move that’s being called both historic and controversial, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has asked the state’s highest court to remove Representative Gene Wu from office. Abbott’s legal team filed an emergency petition on Tuesday with the Texas Supreme Court, invoking an obscure legal tool known…
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Twin Bills, One Goal: Sweeping Hemp Crackdown

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Why HB 5 Mirrors SB 5.   A second shoe has dropped in the Texas Legislature, and it has the same number as the first. House Bill 5, filed by Rep. Gary VanDeaver during the first called session of the 89th Legislature, is a word-for-word duplicate of Senate Bill 5 by Sen. Charles Perry. The […
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Meet the Happy Cactus: Fighting for Hemp

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The landscape of hemp and marijuana in the State of Texas has been an absolute minefield, and Todd Harris of The Happy Cactus can speak to this first-hand. From being targeted by a 51-year-old publication to having his shop visited by none other than Dan Patrick himself, Todd has had to defend hi…
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American Weed: The Fight for Legalization and Cannabis Choice

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You’d think legalizing a plant would mean the fight is over. But for hemp, the real battle is just beginning. You’ve probably heard the buzz about cannabis legalization. The headlines paint a rosy picture: billion-dollar markets, job creation, legal status spreading state by state. On the s…
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Will TABC regulate hemp in Texas?

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With THC slated to be a hot topic at July’s special legislative session, many Texans are asking where hemp regulation in Texas will fall.   Heather Fazio, Director of the Texas Cannabis Policy Center, said that while Texans could see an over-arching regulatory entity exclusively for cannabis…
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The Overlooked Risks of Hardware in Pipes, Vapes and Dab Rigs
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For years, much of the conversation around cannabis quality has […]

California Court Orders DCC to Overhaul Cannabis Track-and-Trace System
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Orange County ruling finds California’s current system does not comply […]

“One-Gram Ceramic 510” Is Not a Cartridge Specification
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Cannabis brands often approve a cartridge sample and then place […]

Q&A: Hirsh Jain on Cannabis Rescheduling, Interstate Commerce and the…
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After years of uncertainty, cannabis companies are looking toward a […]

Top Cannabis Payroll Mistakes Operators Should Avoid
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Compared to licensing, compliance, and supply chains, payroll rarely receives […]

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