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Kevin Curtin

Austin

Music Columnist at The Austin Chronicle

Ink-stained wretch - Austin Chronicle. CEO - Manville's Non-Material Deliveries. Songwriter, hoop dreams, inventor of the Showtime Waffle Sandwich.

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  • 1 month ago | austinchronicle.com | Kevin Curtin

    Rep. Gene Wu admonished his colleagues for ignoring the clearly stated interests of their citizens As the final gavels bang on the 89th Texas legislative session, the cannabis community is now in the “bargaining” stage of grief, having already endured “denial” and “anger” with “depression” and “acceptance” still looming. Glimmers of hope remain that Gov. Greg Abbott could decide not to sign Senate Bill 3 into law – or, if he did, that it could be successfully challenged in court.

  • 1 month ago | austinchronicle.com | Kevin Curtin

    Supporters of Dallas’ decriminalization effort at a Ground Game Texas event in 2024 It should have been unsurprising, the recent court rulings that cities like Austin and San Marcos can’t prevent the enforcement of Texas’ unusually strict marijuana laws. The cases were handled by the 15th Court of Appeals, which was established in 2024 with three conservative judges appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott.

  • 1 month ago | austinchronicle.com | Kevin Curtin

    Medical cannabis products being created in a lab setting at Texas Original in Austin Last month, as the House Public Health Committee closed a hearing on House Bill 46, Chairman Ken King considered how medical marijuana may be beneficial for people at the end of their lives. “I’ll tell you right now – y’all have heard me over the years talk a lot about my mother – and I watched her die over 10 and a half weeks in hospice.

  • 2 months ago | austinchronicle.com | Kevin Curtin

    Estella Castro, co-owner of Austinite Cannabis Co. “We would NEVER!” laughs Estella Castro. “25 years ago, me and you would not be chilling on the Eastside at 7:04pm.”Estella has greeted me on the front porch of her Cesar Chavez Street shop, in a converted house that her mom owns. She’s wearing a satin baseball jacket with the logo of her business, Austinite Cannabis Co., and has a tattoo of a green weed leaf on her knuckle.

  • 2 months ago | austinchronicle.com | Kevin Curtin

    Texas Lege’s draconian bills are making even the stoners frustrated Todd and Mickey Harris, co-owners of the Happy Cactus One therapeutic aspect of marijuana that I value is that it cures frustration. For me, a single hit of weed can shut off acute frustration like a light switch, which helps me be a better parent, friend, partner, and neighbor.

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Kevin Curtin
Kevin Curtin @Playback_Austin
23 Oct 23

It’s crazy that Rhode Island is a state because, phonetically, it sounds like a Mario Kart course.

Kevin Curtin
Kevin Curtin @Playback_Austin
25 Sep 23

Stuck out in the barn in East Austin when the hail started to hit. The biggest hail stones were the size of a Spaldeen. Broke a bedroom window. Feel for anyone living outside this must have fucked their world up. #hail #Austin https://t.co/O6SZKDGVjq

Kevin Curtin
Kevin Curtin @Playback_Austin
23 Jul 23

As someone who’s financial plan for the future heavily relies on getting hit by an experimental driverless car and winning a personal injury claim, I was disappointed to realize that they seem to have a 3 foot buffer around them that makes them freeze up. https://t.co/AvoRFgeNlM https://t.co/8SpOzUx83r