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Texas Senators Unanimously Pass Hemp THC Ban Bill Hours After Governor Convenes Second Special Session

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The Governor of Texas has again called a special session again by lawmakers directing legislation in advance, regulating consumer hemp and setting the age limit to access cannabinoids. After a few hours, a Senate committee quickly and unanimously accepted the reinterrodial invoice, HEMP thc products to call the government’s Gover’s GOB Abbott (R).

After the legislators of democratic houses Abbott made a ride on the first special call session-Bameum is a quorum of the State Congress map protesting the protest of the redistribution plan. The session cannot last more than 30 days under the state constitution, but no limit is called how it can be called.

On the same day, Abbott named a new session, the Senate State Committee quickly exceeded the reinvented hemp invoice Charles Perry (r) from the husband 9-0 votes.

Legislation would continue to distribute cannabis products to the CBD and CBG cannabinoids “Any amount”. In addition to owning a banned cannabis element, it would be punished as a class of class B, 180 days in prison and a fine of $ 2,000.

The final proclamation of the governor also has renewed the call of legislation “Becoming a crime to children derived from hemp to children under 21”

While setting the invoice of Perry moved through the Commission, he said in his latest proclamation because he wanted to see a measurement that would normally regulate the “harmful products, including limiting compounds, without blessing the compounds of synthetically derived, all harmful products.”

Heather Fazio at the Texas Cannabis Policy Center, the director of Texas, is disappointed by the group “that he is disappointed” is not discontinued by the Senate.

“This is another strange prohibition in Thc products,” he said. “Most Texanes agree with the governor Abbott: Texas legislature should be regulated, not banned products.”

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The initial version of the governor demand The second special session said the cannabinoid product must be an age-gated age to ban access to under 18 years, but it was immediately revised and relented on reasons for non-existing reasons.

The proclamation of the new session also determines that the regulations do not ban “legal hemp products” because the proclamation of the first session refers to the “legal agricultural goods”.

Hemp advocates and industry actors say that the state market effectively eliminated, there are few businesses that manufacture CBD or CBG isolated products that do not have traces with THC or other cannabinoids. The federal law allows products to 0.3 percent of 0.3 percent through dry weight.

An invoice similar to Perry passed the Senate in the first special session, but did not continue at home.

The other new invoice He presented the second special session of the Republic. Charlie Geren (R) governor’s directive would follow, so that harmful hemp products can only be purchased for 21 and over.

Before the end of the first special session, the House Public Health Committee He took advantage of the bill for banning street consumer products Having THC, without taking action.

Abbott observed a previous version of the controversial proposal It was passed through this regular session, and he recently passed what he wanted to see a revised version of the invoice.

Some, including Dan Patrick (r) and Senate protection Perry, have emphasized public security since the legalized federal reproduction. Others, legislatures prevent access to market and maintain massive industry and maintain massive industry and maintain mass industry and maintain massive industry and maintain massive industry and maintain mass industry and maintain massive industry.


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Meanwhile, abbott in June He signed the bill to the State list of medical conditions in the list of medical listsChronic pain, with traumatic brain injury (TBI), adding other diseases of the crohn disease and inflammatory bowel, and also allows the end of life to take care of the palliative care or hospital for the use of marijuana.

Texas Officials This week took another step to carry out this law-Enk the draft of the proposed rules, doctors recommend that they recommend new Qualification requirements of cannabis and create regulations to create authorized inhalation devices.

About a week after the Department of Citizens Security (DPS) was seen by a separate set of rules Increase the number of licensed dispensers below recently overcome legislation.

In the first special session, Nicole Collier (d) presented the bill, HB 42, designed to protect the consumer from the state if they believed that Legal halmal product Thc excessive amountsbecoming an illegal marijuana. He would avoid the criminalization of someone who is owned by a product labeled as a hemp, but it is determined to have a “controlled substance or marijuana”.

To obtain the person protection, the product bought a store that a store was allowed to sell a detrimental consumer product. “

Other Bill-HB 195, Rep. Jessica González (D) –People aged 21 and over would be legalized by Marijuana, allowing you to have 2.5 ounces of cannabisMore than 15 grams of this number is not concentrated in the form.

Another proposal would require the state officials to take a request for application.

As for those who want to see the Texas from their representatives, Texas Kaltega Industry Intoxicating intoxicating intoxicating intoxicating shared new intoxication data Most respondents of the most important political parties indicate that they illegally leave synthetic cannonoids, such as delta-8 thc.

The survey also found that the respondents will obtain cannabis therapeutic products through the State Licensed Marijuana Program, from unpunished hemp non-disabled sales. “

Before the governor, in June of SB, the previous hemp products and actors had The 100,000 application delivered more than the signature by asking Abbott to reject the size. Critics argued that the industry uses 53,000 people calculated, if the measure became a law.

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Opening the doors to standardized cannabis propagation

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Twenty cannabis growers from all over Europe and the world recently gathered in Austria for another industry event: a one-day invitation-only masterclass on cannabis propagation, hosted by Fluence, one of Europe’s largest cannabis clone producers, at the Flowery Field in Vienna.

The day included lectures, live demonstrations and a rare guided tour through a facility that is usually closed to outsiders. “It was a good mix of practice and theory,” says Fluence’s Theo Tekstra. “In the morning we had a theoretical block, then we had an in-depth tour of the tissue culture laboratory and the mother plant and reproduction areas, and in the afternoon a practical workshop. Everyone saw and participated in the whole process.”

© Fluence BioengineeringA cannabis tissue culture clone in the early rooting hardening phase was demonstrated at the Flowery Field hands-on session, demonstrating propagation techniques with Fluence LED lighting.

Historical installation
Flowery Field was founded by Alexander Klima, a former law student who noticed that Austrian regulations discriminated between plants and their uses. In practice, this means that cannabis can be sold as an ornamental plant, as long as it is not harvested for consumption.

What started as a small shop selling houseplants along with cannabis cuttings, has since become a major production site, with a hundreds of square meters of mother plant and tissue culture laboratory where eight technicians work every day. The company now focuses entirely on cannabis clones, supplying customers in Austria and neighboring countries, often with same-day delivery to selected locations.

Standardized expansion
For Franz Joseph Sima, Fluence’s long-time propagation specialist, the masterclass aimed to show how standard procedures transform the mother and clone phases of cannabis production. “Many producers still have challenges in the expansion phase,” he said. “At Flory Field, these processes have been refined over twenty years. We wanted participants to see how a consistent and commercially viable system works in practice.”

The workshop covered everything from mother plant maintenance and replacement schedules, to light intensity, watering and pest management. The attendees received the full procedure afterwards. “The only condition,” says Franz, “was to be there.”

© Fluence BioengineeringFranz Josef Sima, Cannabis Research & Plant Specialist at Fluence, guiding participants through best practices in mother plant maintenance and clone cutting.

From tissue culture to mother plant
Participants followed the entire production chain, from tissue culture and virus testing in the laboratory, to cutting and preparation of clones. Flowery uses PCR testing to ensure cultivar stability and purity, a practice more common in pharmaceutical or ornamental horticulture than cannabis.

“The contrast was striking,” says Theo. “You have this sterile white lab on one side, and on the other a fully commercial clone factory based on the mother plants. Seeing both under one roof gave people a real sense of scale.”

Opening the doors
One of the main takeaways from the day was the atmosphere of openness. “In the Dutch horticulture industry, growers thrived by visiting each other and sharing knowledge,” says Theo. “In cannabis, everyone tends to close their doors. Events like this are a step to change that.”

The small group format helped. What began as quiet observation soon turned into a back-and-forth of ideas, with growers comparing notes, solving problems, and sharing their methods.

© Fluence BioengineeringAttendees of the Fluence Propagation Masterclass at Flowery Field in Vienna, a meeting of cannabis cultivation professionals from all over Europe.

Interest in the event exceeded expectations, Franz and Theo both say, and Fluence is already considering repeating the format. “We can do another show in the same place, and maybe even one in the US. It’s something that people can clearly see. In cannabis, very few cloning procedures have been proven for a decade or more, so showing something that has stood the test of time makes a big difference.”

For one day, Flowery Field opened its doors, its laboratories and its mother rooms to a small but focused group of professionals. “In a sector where practical knowledge tends to be kept close to the box, that alone was worth a visit,” concludes Theo.

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Oregon Officials Seek To Dismiss Psilocybin Access Lawsuit From Homebound Patients

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“Delays in enabling access mean that patients who achieved relief from debilitating anxiety and depression will die in unrelieved suffering.”

Author: Jack Gorsline, Filter

A The legal battle between the state of Oregon and a group of psilocybin boosters has intensified after the state asked for a second time to throw out their lawsuit.

The group originally sued the Oregon Health Authority in 2024 to prevent disabled and dying Oregonians from accessing psilocybin under the state’s Psilocybin Services Act. At the heart of their complaint is that by limiting services to licensed centers and excluding those who cannot travel, the state is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

The plaintiffs, a group of specialty psilocybin suppliers, filed their brief in a federal District Court in Oregon on October 10, challenging the state’s second attempt to dismiss the case.

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) filed a motion for judgment on the allegations that the plaintiffs lacked standing to state a claim under the ADA. terminally ill and disabled customers.

That motion was followed by a similar motion filed by OHA and a motion to dismiss the case on similar grounds. it was denied in June

Attorneys for the plaintiffs argue that the OHA is trying to avoid reviewing the merits of the case, thereby perpetuating the illegal exclusion of a vulnerable population.

“Plaintiffs’ promoters have complained enough on their behalf and on behalf of their disabled and dying clients,” said Kathryn Tucker of the National Psychedelic Association, one of the attorneys representing them.

He said the state’s position attempts to sidestep the ADA compliance requirement in the operation of the Psilocybin Services Act.

“OHA seeks to avoid compliance with the ADA in the operation of the PSA, as it unlawfully discriminates against Oregonians,” Tucker said. The filter. “Delays in enabling access mean that patients who achieved relief from debilitating anxiety and depression will die in unrelieved suffering.”

The Psilocybin Services Act, passed by Oregon voters in 2020 to establish a legal and regulatory framework to oversee the use of psilocybin, includes legislative findings and detailed statements of goals that indicate the intent to serve populations such as the terminally ill. The plaintiffs in the lawsuit say that the existing rules, which mandate only service at authorized centers, directly contradict that goal.

The plaintiffs are seeking a court order to require OHA to develop a process for domestic service as a reasonable accommodation, and to notify all licensed facilitators that such accommodations are permitted without fear of disciplinary action.

The ongoing litigation highlights the tension between the state’s innovative regulatory framework and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, which requires public entities to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure services are accessible to people with disabilities. A previous ruling denying OHA’s motion to dismiss suggested that requiring compliance with the ADA—such as access accommodations—would not necessarily compel the state to violate federal law against the distribution of a Schedule I controlled substance.

However, OHA says that current state law, as written, does not provide a legal means to consume psilocybin outside of a licensed service center, and that accommodating home use would violate the statute. This attitude leaves facilitators who want to serve domestic clients in a precarious situation, at risk of losing their licenses or worse if they provide services outside of regulated centers.

Oregon Health Authority officials did not immediately respond The filterrequests for comments.

Meanwhile, the Psilocybin Services Act was intended to help prevent access to a key population in Oregon. The plaintiffs say the delay in providing accessible services has had far-reaching consequences, especially for terminally ill patients who have limited time to potentially transform the rest of their lives.

If the federal court once again denies OHA’s motion to dismiss the case, it will move closer to deciding whether the state must make accommodations for those clients to perform psilocybin services at home. The result could significantly expand access to the state’s pioneering psilocybin program. It may also affect how other states design their programs.

“We hope the Court will decline to avoid merits review, move the case forward, and ensure access to disabled and dying Oregonians, who are among those most likely to benefit from psilocybin services,” Tucker concluded.

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Local startup expands to 32,000-square-foot cannabis processing facility

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Founded in 2018 by six Greek graduates as a CBD company, NOWAVE’s products can be found in 90 percent of New York state’s legal cannabis dispensaries.

“We started with a 300-square-foot space behind a retail store — actually a vape shop,” recalls founder Brian Lane. “((We) started perfecting our gummies, sending them out to vape shops all over the country. The next thing you know, we found ourselves making quite a few gummies. We were self-taught in all of our product types, and now we’ve grown from that 300 square foot space to where we are right now.”

Approximately 100 people work at the Chili facility, producing hemp and CBD products and processing cannabis into edibles, vaping products, and even carbonated beverages containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

NOWAVE manufactures products for brands including Off Hours, Eaton Botanicals and Weed Water. The company also makes some of the only vegan gummies on the market.

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