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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Monday legalizing the limited use of marijuana extracts for severe forms of epilepsy. The law allows the use of cannabis oils that are high in CBD, or cannabidiol, a non-euphoric compound found in the marijuana plant, to treat intractable epilepsy.
A retired cop supporting cannabis? From Texas? If that isn't compelling evidence that the times, they are a-changing, then I don't know what will convince you.
There has been a tremendous amount of enthusiasm for the reform of marijuana laws in the state of Texas over the past several weeks, but all hope has since been abandoned after the state legislature tossed several pieces of legislation into the garbage. As the deadline approached, it became readily apparent ...
In Texas, a conservative lawmaker filed a bill to completely deregulate marijuana in the Lone Star State Monday, proposing to strike any mention of the psychoactive plant from state law. "Everything that God made is good, even marijuana" said state Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, who filed the bill.
Nine year old Alexis Bortell is making waves in Texas as she fights for the legalization of cannabis to help her combat her epilepsy. Alexis has been in a mortal battle with epilepsy since 2013.
With the help of a "Team Alexis" Facebook page and branded merchandise to fund the effort, Alexis, who is fighting a life and death battle against epilepsy, has taken the growing medical marijuana movement in Texas by storm. A YouTube video of her firing up activists in Dallas shows her ability...
Responding to popular demand in the Lone Star State, Texas State Representative Joe Moody (D–El Paso) has introduced a bill that would reduce state penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana. The decriminalization bill, HB 507, was filed on December 15th.
As the rest of the world sits back and watches Washington and Colorado rake in all of the profits from the cannabis industry, many states cannot help but want to get in on the action. This is easier said than done as legislature proceeds at a snail’s pace. So instead, Texans have taken matters into their own hands...
Prosecutors in Montgomery County, Texas, have filed paperwork to have Adrian Peterson's bail revoked and the Minnesota Vikings running back re-arrested after he told a drug tester that he had recently smoked marijuana before taking a urinalysis test Wednesday.
According to a poll conducted by The University of Texas and the Texas Tribune, 77 percent of voters in Texas believe in some form of cannabis legalization.
A move to replace criminal penalties with civil penalties for the possession of small amounts of marijuana surfaced Wednesday as a major issue in the contentious race for Houston's Harris County District Attorney...
Adding to his ever-growing series of pro-cannabis law reform song parody videos, as well as in support of his home state's current efforts to pass a medical cannabis initiative, comedian and Miami Beach political gadfly Steve Berke has just released a new pro-pot parody based on the famous movie of the 1970s 'Grease'.
Two Austin City Council members are in support of a resolution that would make medical marijuana legal in Texas, KVUE reports.
Upon meeting Jacob and Kaci at a Texas NORML meeting at Flamingo Cantina on Wednesday June 4th, one can see that they are your average young couple, with great hopes and aspirations for the future ahead of them. Failed drug policies are currently threatening the future of not just Jacob but many other U.S. Citizens throughout the nation, time and time again.
The 2014 Texas GOP Convention wrapped up Saturday, June 7th, after a long week of debate and testimony concerning medical marijuana. Supporters of marijuana reform...
The Temporary Platform Committee of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) today passed an amendment to the Healthcare and Nutritional Supplements plank of the proposed 2014 RPT Platform that would allow Texas doctors to prescribe marijuana.
Compare Rebecca Maes’ prison sentence to the current plight of Texas teen Jacob Lovato, who is facing a life sentence for making and selling pot brownies. Jenny Kush
Here's the latest news on corrupt cops and law enforcement around the United States from the past week, as of May 28, 2014:
