/tags/cannabis cannabis en-US Copyright Wed, 14 May 2025 10:00:05 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/texas-house-passes-bill-expanding-compassionate-use-of-medical-cannabis House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3, which would impose strict new regulations on consumable products containing THC. Wed, 14 May 2025 10:00:05 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-14/texas-house-passes-bill-expanding-compassionate-use-of-medical-cannabis Andrew Schneider /texas-news/2025-05-06/taxes-thc-and-the-ten-commandments-lawmakers-shift-focus-as-session-winds-down With school vouchers out of the way, what priorities remain as the Legislature heads to sine die? Tue, 06 May 2025 11:02:53 GMT /texas-news/2025-05-06/taxes-thc-and-the-ten-commandments-lawmakers-shift-focus-as-session-winds-down Sarah Asch | The Texas Standard /texas-news/2025-04-17/texas-may-ban-thc-products-just-a-few-years-after-legalization-started-a-big-business The Texas Legislature is considering a ban on consumable THC products as some lawmakers say the booming business has caused health problems and allowed sales to minors. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:59:49 GMT /texas-news/2025-04-17/texas-may-ban-thc-products-just-a-few-years-after-legalization-started-a-big-business Andrew Schneider /texas-news/2025-03-14/texas-hemp-producers-and-sellers-say-bill-would-cripple-the-industry SB3 would ban the sale of consumable THC products, but cannabis reform advocates worry it would have far-reaching – and expensive – consequences. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:31:43 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-14/texas-hemp-producers-and-sellers-say-bill-would-cripple-the-industry Alexandra Hart | Texas Standard /texas-news/2025-01-14/texas-legislature-kicks-off-its-new-session-today-in-austin-heres-what-to-expect The biggest thing to watch on day one of Texas’ 89th Legislative Session? Who the Texas House of Representatives choose to be the next House speaker. Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:22:12 GMT /texas-news/2025-01-14/texas-legislature-kicks-off-its-new-session-today-in-austin-heres-what-to-expect Blaise Gainey /news/2024-12-24/pot-legislation-election-drama-and-more-stories-we-didnt-expect-in-2024 The last 12 months have been … interesting for North Texas. One could even say 2024 was a year for the unexpected. So we have compiled our top stories that no one expected to report on this year. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-24/pot-legislation-election-drama-and-more-stories-we-didnt-expect-in-2024 Domini Davis /texas-news/2024-09-05/trying-to-understand-texas-hazy-thc-laws-after-vape-shop-raids-in-allen Certain types of THC are regulated and others aren’t, making it difficult for vendors and law enforcement to agree on what is and isn’t a legal hemp product. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:16:43 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-05/trying-to-understand-texas-hazy-thc-laws-after-vape-shop-raids-in-allen Patrick M. Davis | Texas Standard /texas-news/2024-01-31/paxton-sues-austin-four-other-texas-cities-over-marijuana-possession-policies Five Texas cities have adopted policies that decriminalize low levels of marijuana possession, after voters overwhelmingly supported the changes. The Texas attorney general says that's against state law. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 01:53:28 GMT /texas-news/2024-01-31/paxton-sues-austin-four-other-texas-cities-over-marijuana-possession-policies Luz Moreno-Lozano /texas-news/2023-01-30/could-taxed-marijuana-sales-lower-texans-property-taxes Texans pay some of the highest property taxes in the country, and listeners have a lot of thoughts about how that could be addressed. One unconventional idea we’ve heard: offsetting homeowners’ tax bills with revenue from legal weed. So, could that actually work? Mon, 30 Jan 2023 14:48:30 GMT /texas-news/2023-01-30/could-taxed-marijuana-sales-lower-texans-property-taxes Sarah Self-Walbrick /news/2022-11-11/green-wave-cannabis-decriminalization-passes-in-five-texas-cities San Marcos, Denton, Elgin, Killeen and Harker Heights all voted to reduce criminal penalties for low-level marijuana possession. Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:00:00 GMT /news/2022-11-11/green-wave-cannabis-decriminalization-passes-in-five-texas-cities Alexandra Hart, Terry Gutierrez