The epidemic of drug overdose deaths has surged in the last several years, due in large part to Fentanyl. Fentanyl is an extremely potent drug, up to 100 times more potent than morphine, and its effects can be both powerful and short-lived. This makes it particularly dangerous when used improperly or without medical supervision, as […]
Will Fentanyl test kits remain illegal in Texas?
Proposed Changes to TX Marijuana Law in 2023: HB 218
Texas representative Joe Moody has proposed a change in state law that would reduce the criminal penalty for small amounts of marijuana. Texas “HB 218,” will be considered by the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee in the Texas House of Representatives this week. This proposed new law would reduce the penalty for possession of up to one […]
FIREARM SUPPRESSORS ARE NOW LEGAL IN TEXAS
True story – with the caveat that firearm sound suppressors (silencers) remain illegal under Federal law. This is similar to how marijuana remains Federally illegal, but many states have laws permitting the use or sale of marijuana. Texas set up laws that went into effect in 2021 that not only legalized sound suppressing devices under […]
What is Texas Constitutional Carry Law?
Important info about TX constitutional carry law, exceptions, and limits
Reforms to TX Marijuana & THC Possession Laws DIED in 2021 – POSSESSION OF THC REMAINS A FELONY IN TEXAS
A bill almost became a law in Texas, reducing the penalties for marijuana and THC possession – Texas House Bill 2593. That’s right, Texas came closer than it ever has to decriminalizing possession of less than one ounce of marijuana; the new law would have made posssession of less than 28 grams a class C […]
Is it Marijuana or Hemp? Houston Lab Can Now Tell the Difference
Many of you may know by now, that there have been recent changes in the law concerning what is defined as marijuana and THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol) under the Texas Health and Safety Code. I discussed these changes in the law in a recent blog post TX Hemp & Marijuana Law – New Laws for 2019 and […]