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Oct. 12, 2001 Column
The Austin Chronic: Notorious Lawyer Adam Reposa Gets Raided For Running an Illegal Dispensary
“I want to go to prison,” he claims, but no charges have been filed
"...He’s also been selling a lot of cannabis...."
March 15, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin
State Ban on Delta-8 Fails in Court (Again)
Texas Supreme Court upholds legality of Delta-8
"...favorable Delta-8 ruling, it doesn't look like the popular cannabis products will be removed from Texas retail shelves anytime..."
Dec. 24, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon
Delta-8 v. Texas: The Court Challenges Begin
State's sudden Delta-8 ban faces legal challenges
"...State Health Services' surprise announcement that the popular Delta-8 cannabis products found on retail shelves throughout the state are..."
Oct. 29, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Cannabusiness Leaders Explain Their Paths to Green Gold
The Texas Hemp Harvest Festival is upon us
"...connect people from all sectors of the rapidly growing cannabis industry to celebrate the hemp plant. Two of the..."
Oct. 22, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
Now Speaking at SXSW: Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, Janelle Monae
Plus: St. Vincent, Carrie Brownstein, Judd Apatow, Desus & Mero
"...• Executive Director of Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation Cat Packer in conversation with Cannabis Doing Good..."
Feb. 11, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Will Austin Police Stop Making Marijuana Busts?
Council considers how to get “as close as possible to zero arrests”
"...the cultivation of “hemp,” defined in that bill as cannabis containing less than a 0.3% concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),..."
Jan. 14, 2020 News Post by Kevin Curtin
Remedy Review: Willie’s Other Bus
Sampling the Red Headed Stranger’s CBD line
"...In 2014, shortly after discovering the healing properties of cannabis while treating a herniated disc in his back, Jamroz..."
July 12, 2019 Music Post by Kevin Curtin
Texas Lawmakers OK Medical Marijuana, Industrial Hemp
But goal of decriminalizing low-level possession unattained
"...to bring the state into the 21st century on cannabis regulation, but did make its largest strides in years..."
May 31, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison
Can Kitties, Weed, and Votes Save Blockchain?
As the cryptocurrency bubble looks ready to burst, developers and innovators at SXSW see new uses for the underlying tech
"..."The entire effort to legalize [cannabis] primarily is being driven on the governmental side from..."
March 15, 2019 Screens Feature by Tom Cheredar
Texas Vets Push for Marijuana Reform
Veterans Lobby Day held Wednesday at the Capitol
"...with the governor to discuss veterans' need for medical cannabis. Benshoof was unable to deliver the letter with the..."
Feb. 23, 2017 News Post by Montinique Monroe
Yes and No on Pot Prop
Fighting over plan to tax and regulate pot in California
"...should pass Prop 19, the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. The latest poll counted 49% in..."
Sept. 28, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith
The Truth Must Overcome
"...obsession with and gross exaggeration of the hazards of cannabis are bad public policy. In the simplistic logic of..."
May 20, 2005 Postmarks
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"...– go figure. Do you think that is why cannabis is illegal?..."
Dec. 17, 2004 Column
For the Activist Who Has Everything
Useless political gifts for the holiday season
"...CoffeeTable Cannabisby Steven Wishnia Running Press Books, $16.95..."
Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature
An Inconvenient Truth?
"...was concerned to see Attorney General Paxton’s claim that cannabis can cause psychosis characterized as some sort of ridiculous..."
Feb. 20, 2024 Postmarks
Texas’ New Law Seeks to Kick Out Elected Prosecutors (Especially Ours)
"Rogue prosecutor" law takes effect Sept. 1
"...his policy not to prosecute certain minor crimes. Criminalizing Cannabis & Penalizing Pregnancy Loss..."
July 7, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan
Will Texas Reduce Marijuana Penalties?
Keep it class C, Texas
"...into custody for carrying less than an ounce of cannabis flower or concentrates...."
May 12, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra
Will Texas Expand Medical Marijuana Access?
Weed be a lot cooler if we did
"...and patients celebrated the potential for greater access to cannabis. But as the April 28 deadline to apply approaches,..."
April 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra
Top Austin Headlines of 2021: Texas Inches Closer to Legal Weed
Nov. 8: A judge in Travis County blocks, for now, enforcement of the state's ban on Delta-8 products
"...isomer of the psychoactive component (Delta-9 THC) found in cannabis that can induce a mild high, had in January..."
Dec. 17, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon
Six Great CBD Products to Try in Austin
From wellness goals to stress relief, we’re loving these options
"...efforts toward reform, CBD is the most legally available cannabis product we can currently consume. Willie Nelson has his..."
April 16, 2021 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More
New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference
"...• Celebrities Redefining Cannabis Entrepreneurship: A conversation about the changing landscape in the..."
Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
SXSW Online to Feature Stacey Abrams and N. K. Jemisin in Conversation
James Cameron, Ted Lasso team, Bill Hader also announced
"...Foster • Oregon Congressman (OR-03), founder of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus and champion of cannabis legalization in Congress Earl..."
Feb. 11, 2021 SXSW Post by Kimberley Jones
Council Unanimously Votes to End Low-Level Pot Enforcement
Manley responds: "APD will still enforce marijuana laws"
"...criminal justice system. As the Chronicle reported in September, cannabis-related arrests disproportionately impact black and brown people in Austin,..."
Jan. 24, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders
Austin’s First CBD Collective Opens Downtown
Custom Botanical Dispensary offers cannabidiol and more
"...As the cannabis "green rush" continues to inundate the product market, one..."
Aug. 2, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape
SXSW Gets Virtual
VR film pioneer Jessica Brillhart announced as 2019 keynote
"...co-founder Amber Baldet. Cannabusiness • Troy Dayton, co-founder of cannabis investment firm the Arcview Group. • Lawyer and Oregon..."
Nov. 27, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker
Public Notice: Farewell to STRADUTNC
With a decision made on STRs, perhaps we can move on to other things?
"...sell products with low levels of THC, such as cannabis oil, to patients diagnosed with intractable epilepsy, where seizures..."
Feb. 26, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro
Support Medical Marijuana
"...to prosecution for the possession and use of medical cannabis [“Reefer Madness,” News, Feb. 23]. Legislators would be wise..."
Feb. 27, 2007 Postmarks
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"...would correct is the term "narcotic" as applied to cannabis. Marijuana is not a narcotic: It is totally pharmacologically..."
Oct. 24, 2003 Column
Marijuana Not a Narcotic
"...would correct is the term "narcotic" as applied to cannabis. Marijuana is not a narcotic: It is totally pharmacologically..."
