Voters Reject Local Cannabis Reforms In Lubbock, Texas
Mon / May 6th
Voters in Lubbock, Texas rejected a local cannabis decriminalization ballot measure over the weekend with nearly 65% of voters opposing the reforms.
Texas medical cannabis news updates for industry professionals. Find our latest coverage of Texas medical cannabis, CBD and hemp policy developments below:
Mon / May 6th
Voters in Lubbock, Texas rejected a local cannabis decriminalization ballot measure over the weekend with nearly 65% of voters opposing the reforms.
Thu / Feb 1st
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against five Texas cities and their officials for adopting cannabis decriminalization policies, arguing these policies violate state laws and the state constitution.
Wed / Dec 13th
Activists in Texas are suing the city of Harker Heights for failing to reform its local cannabis laws after voters approved decriminalization changes in 2022.
Fri / Nov 17th
City Council members in Lubbock, Texas have rejected a cannabis decriminalization proposal, leaving the issue for voters to decide during next year’s election.
Tue / Oct 24th
Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in Texas has received a nearly $300,000 grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to study the use of hemp as animal feed.
Wed / Oct 18th
Cannabis advocates in Lubbock, Texas on Tuesday submitted their petition to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis in the city after collecting 10,540 signatures, which is more than twice what it takes to force local officials to vote on the proposal.
Tue / Aug 29th
Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller (R) said that he believes if medical cannabis reforms were to get a vote in the state legislature, they would be supported by “70% to 80%” of lawmakers because “we have such good science on it.”
Mon / May 1st
The Texas House approved a cannabis decriminalization proposal last week, reducing penalties for possession up to an ounce. The bill moves next to the Senate, which rejected similar legislation in 2019 and 2021.
Wed / Apr 12th
The Texas House voted 121-23 in favor of a measure to increase allowable THC levels in the state’s medical cannabis program and add chronic pain to the program’s qualifying conditions list.
Tue / Apr 11th
Another federal judge ruled last week that the federal ban on cannabis consumers possessing firearms is unconstitutional.
Thu / Mar 23rd
Since Killeen, Texas voters opted to decriminalize low-level cannabis possession last November, city police have released 77% of the individuals they encountered who were in possession of cannabis.
Tue / Mar 21st
The Texas House Public Health Committee has advanced a medical cannabis proposal that would remove the state’s 1% THC cap, establish a 10 mg volumetric dose for the program, and open the program up to patients experiencing chronic pain.
Thu / Mar 16th
Lawmakers in the Texas House Public Health Committee held hearings for a bill this week that would raise the THC limit for medical cannabis products in the state from 1% to 5%.
Tue / Feb 21st
Texas lawmakers may consider a proposal to let municipalities establish their own local cannabis legalization laws.
Mon / Jan 16th
Texas officials have opened the application process for licensing new dispensaries under the state’s limited medical cannabis program.
Wed / Nov 16th
Bell County, Texas District Attorney Henry Garza has requested Killeen Police Chief Charles Kimble to resume making arrests for low-level cannabis possession, even though voters passed a resolution to end enforcement.
Tue / Nov 15th
Texas officials said the state’s medical cannabis patient count has seen a 10% month-over-month increase over the last 18 months.
Thu / Nov 10th
Five Texas cities — Denton, Elgin, Harker Heights, Killeen, and San Marcos — voted in favor of decriminalizing low-level cannabis possession during Tuesday’s midterm elections.
Tue / Nov 8th
A mom in Texas is in the process of being evicted from her federally-funded housing due to the possession and consumption of state-legal medical cannabis.
Wed / Aug 17th
A recent survey found that a majority of Texans support both medical and adult-use cannabis legalization.
Wed / Jul 27th
Voters in Killeen, Texas will decide this November whether to decriminalize cannabis possession within city limits.
Tue / Jul 26th
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is continuing to advocate for significant cannabis reforms and recently discussed the racist, classist, and authoritarian history of prohibition.
Fri / Jul 22nd
Voters in Denton, Texas will consider a ballot initiative during the midterm elections that, if passed, would decriminalize low-level cannabis possession by blocking local police from enforcing misdemeanor cannabis crimes.
Mon / Jul 18th
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (R) stated his objection to cannabis prohibition and emphasized the value of medical cannabis as evidenced by real-world data and research from similarly conservative states.
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