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Texas has some of the most restrictive cannabis laws in the country, but Austin likes to party. If you choose to consume, do so wisely.

Is cannabis actually coming to Whole Foods? Maybe. But likely not before the next superfood has come and gone.

This week, Dante Jordan—Leafly’s newest staff writer—holds forth on legalization’s impacts on life in prohibition states like Texas, why Seattle doesn’t smoke blunts, and the many different flavors and effects of “Sour Diesel” in the Lone Star state.

The confusion began in March, when the state Department of State Health Services announced a draft plan to yank CBD products from shelves — even if they contain no THC and aren’t marijuana derivatives.

Though it may seem Texas policymakers have softened their attitude on cannabis, bringing them closer to the US population as a whole, they have not.

Production of low-THC, high-CBD cannabis can begin in Texas, as the state’s Department of Public Safety granted one of three planned licenses Friday.

Bipartisan Congressional representatives from states with drastically different cannabis laws sat down for an “open conversation about marijuana policy.”

Last week two bills were sailing through the Texas House. Both were dead by Saturday. What happened?

Marijuana reform is gaining momentum as the legislature votes on House Bill 81, which decriminalizes personal cannabis possession.

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