September

Learn from our Advocacy Workshop! This virtual event is dedicated to educating and empowering individuals who want to effectively advocate for cannabis in Texas. This online training covers: Cannabis 101 Texas Hemp Program  Federal Policy  Texas Compassionate Use Program  Decriminalization  Legalization  Political Timeline Preparing for the Legislative Session  (Download Slide Deck PDF) Please make a donation to support our mission! Resource Links: (Download PDF) Cannabis 101: The Endocannabinoid System Emerging Clinical Applications For Cannabis & Cannabinoids How Cannabis Works One Pager Federal Policy: RESchedule vs DEschedule Controlled Substance Act Restricting DOJ Funding  JAMA Perspectives on Cannabis Research—Barriers and Recommendations Research Restraints VA Directive  Current Federal Policy and Action Alerts  Hemp:  2018 Farm Bill Analysis  Declassification of Hemp in Texas Texas Department of Agriculture Hemp Farming Rules  Texas […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:September 28, 2020 Contact:Jax [email protected] A HISTORIC DAY at a Texas Hemp GardenTexas Philanthropist Hosts Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, Chairmen of the Texas Industrial Hemp Council, Texas A&M, and Texas Veterans  (Barksdale, TX.) — This weekend Texas philanthropist Laura Berry hosted a group of agricultural experts and other area officials for an industry roundtable and educational day at her hemp garden located on her south Texas ranch. Berry graciously welcomed more than two dozen participants including Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller; Texas Department of Agriculture’s Industrial Hemp Council Chairmen, Tom Pickens and Eloise Frischkorn; Lieutenant General (Ret) Leroy Sisco of Military Warriors Support Foundation; Dr. David Baltensperger, Head of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences with Texas A&M’s Agrilife; and Jax Finkel, Executive Director for the Foundation […]

UPDATE: Judge Livingston has ruled to extend the terms of the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in the form of a Temporary Injunction (TI). This is based on the Judge’s ruling, pending the signed TI order. Once signed, the TI will be in place until the final trial occurs, which is currently scheduled for February 2021. Four Texas companies are suing to overturn Texas’ ban on the manufacture and sale of smokable hemp products, which they warn will shut Texas companies out of a multi-billion-dollar industry and lead to inaccurately labeled products on store shelves. Today these companies (the plaintiffs) and their attorneys (Matt Zorn, Chelsie Spencer, and Susan Hays), participated in a temporary injunction hearing against the state (represented by Charles Eldred) in Judge Livingston’s Travis County […]