Austin, Texas Decriminalizes Cannabis & Ends No-Knock Warrants
Mon / May 9th
Voters in Austin, Texas have overwhelmingly approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession and ban no-knock search warrants in the city.
Texas medical cannabis news updates for industry professionals. Find our latest coverage of Texas medical cannabis, CBD and hemp policy developments below:
Mon / May 9th
Voters in Austin, Texas have overwhelmingly approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession and ban no-knock search warrants in the city.
Tue / Mar 29th
The city council in Austin, Texas is considering whether to let some city-employed first responders access the state’s medical cannabis program.
Tue / Feb 22nd
Advocates in Denton, Texas have launched a signature-gathering campaign with the goal of ending citations and arrests for misdemeanor cannabis possession.
Mon / Jan 24th
Felony charges of theft and commercial bribery related to hemp licenses were brought against Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller’s top political consultant Todd Smith.
Thu / Jan 20th
Austin voters will get to decide during the upcoming May election whether to stop the enforcement of low-level cannabis possession charges and ban no-knock warrants by police.
Wed / Jan 12th
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said this week that people with low-level cannabis possession charges shouldn’t be sent to jail.
Tue / Jan 11th
Austin, Texas residents will have the opportunity to vote in May on ending enforcement of low-level cannabis offenses and no-knock raids by police.
Tue / Dec 14th
Delta-8 THC products will remain legal in Texas after the state Supreme Court declined to hear a case involving the legality of Delta-8 products.
Thu / Dec 2nd
Signatures for a ballot initiative to decriminalize cannabis and ban no-knock raids have been submitted to the city of Austin, Texas.
Thu / Nov 18th
Austin-Travis County (Texas) Emergency Services updated their policy to accept candidates with prior cannabis use to reflect the changing landscape of legalization across the country.
Tue / Nov 16th
Beto O’Rourke said that Texans “actually agree” on cannabis legalization when he announced his bid for the governor’s office on Monday.
Wed / Nov 10th
A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from listing delta-8 THC as a Schedule 1 narcotic following an injunction filed by the Austin-based dispensary Hometown Hero.
Tue / Nov 9th
Dallas County, Texas stopped prosecuting first-offense, misdemeanor cannabis cases, resulting in an overall decrease of 31%, but Black people still make up the majority of cases referred to the District Attorney’s office.
Wed / Oct 20th
Texas medical cannabis dispensary Goodblend is going on a bus tour to promote enrollment in the state’s limited cannabis program. The tour is currently slated for four cities over five dates.
Tue / Aug 24th
A Texas man has been indicted on theft charges after allegedly bilking investors out of tens of thousands of dollars he said would be used to purchase a hemp license.
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Tue / Jun 1st
The Texas Senate failed to consider a House-approved bill to reduce the penalties for possessing cannabis concentrate products before the state’s legislative session ended on Monday.
Wed / May 26th
The Texas Senate yesterday advanced House-approved medical cannabis expansions but lawmakers lowered the bill’s proposed THC limits from 5% to just 1%.
Tue / May 25th
Texas lawmakers approved legislation over the weekend to study the effectiveness of psychedelics in treating PTSD among veterans and to reduce possession penalties for cannabis concentrates.
Mon / May 10th
A political consultant working for the agriculture commissioner of Texas has been arrested for his role in an alleged pay-to-play hemp licensing scheme.
Thu / Apr 29th
The Texas House approved expansions to the state’s medical cannabis program that would raise the THC limit from 0.5% to 5% and legalize access for patients with chronic pain, PTSD, and cancer.
Fri / Apr 9th
A key committee in Texas’ House has advanced a proposal containing expansions to the state’s limited medical cannabis program.
Thu / Mar 4th
A recent poll found that 60 percent of Texans are ready to legalize cannabis “for any use.”
Tue / Nov 24th
Police in Fort Worth, Texas have opted out of enforcing low-level cannabis possession laws due to the legal status of hemp, which is indistinguishable from cannabis without lab testing.
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