Kevin Curtin
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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