The lights are dimming for the Texas hemp industry, which looks poised to suffer a massacre. As of Wednesday evening, May 21, 2025, the state legislature passed to its third (and likely final) reading of SB3, a bill that radically overhauls the state’s existing hemp laws and functions as a de-facto hemp killer. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick […]

CBS News A bill banning THC passed in the Texas House late Wednesday night. In a 95-44 vote, Senate Bill 3 passed in the House, banning all THC products. Adults would face up to a year in jail for possessing any THC product. THC is an $8 billion industry in Texas; Critics have said that many local […]

The Church of Gaia announced on Friday that it has been “granted the first-ever approval for a Petition for Religious Exemption from the Controlled Substances Act pursuant to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.” The Church of Gaia announced on Friday that it has been “granted the first-ever approval for a Petition for Religious Exemption from […]

Following Minnesota’s legalization of adult-use cannabis, the Fond du Lac Band took a proactive approach by establishing a tribal cannabis enterprise. ANANG Native Cannabis Co. officially launched as a business with a ribbon cutting at noon in Cloquet. The store is at 1508 Big Lake Road in Cloquet, Minnesota. With the Band’s sovereign authority, they […]

An Anchorage criminal defense attorney with an ounce-a-day methamphetamine habit was working for a murderous gang that smuggled hard drugs from Mexico to Alaska, according to federal prosecutors. A court filing in support of detaining Justin Facey, 44, says he bragged about being a “cartel attorney” for the traffickers, four of whom were indicted in the […]

Four men have been convicted in federal court for their roles in what prosecutors say was a “conspiracy” to bring cocaine from Mexico into Montgomery. One of those convicted, Michael Evans, was an Alabama State Trooper, prosecutors say. Jim Carter Jr., 58, of Montgomery; Francisco Lopez, 39, of Texas; Michael Evans, 53, of Montgomery; and […]