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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 […]
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13 May 2025 – In a Phase 1 study, EMP-01 (oral R-MDMA) demonstrated a unique, dose-dependent subjective effect profile that was generally found to be more similar to classical psychedelics than to racemic MDMA – The exploratory, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 2 study will assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of EMP-01 in adults with […]
Texas becomes the first state in the nation to invest in drug development trials for ibogaine, launching the largest publicly-funded psychedelic research initiative in history and offering new hope for those suffering from substance use, trauma, and brain injury. AUSTIN, Texas, May 22, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In a historic and bipartisan move, the State of Texas has approved $50 million in state […]