Maria Mendez
Service and Engagement Reporter at Texas Tribune
Reporter @TexasTribune writing explainers & resource guides. Past: K-12 reporter @Statesman. Hablo español. She/her. Kermit memes fan.
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2 weeks ago |
click2houston.com | Maria Mendez
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas is poised to ban all THC products in the state, including vapes, gummies and drinks that provide consumers similar effects to marijuana. The proposed law, Senate Bill 3, would ban consumable hemp products that contain any synthetic cannabinoid, often known as delta-8. Non-intoxicating and non-psychoactive CBD or CBG would remain legal.
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2 weeks ago |
inkl.com | Maria Mendez |María Mendez |Maria Méndez
The proposed law, Senate Bill 3, would ban consumable hemp products that contain any synthetic cannabinoid, often known as delta-8. Non-intoxicating and non-psychoactive CBD or CBG would remain legal. People found in possession of a product with those intoxicating cannabis compounds could face a fine of up to $500 come September. Higher fines and jail time would be possible for repeat offenders.
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2 weeks ago |
cbsaustin.com | Maria Mendez
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2 weeks ago |
dentonrc.com | Maria Mendez
Texas is poised to ban all THC products in the state, including vapes, gummies and drinks that provide consumers similar effects to marijuana. The proposed law, Senate Bill 3, would ban consumable hemp products that contain any synthetic cannabinoid, often known as delta-8. Non-intoxicating and non-psychoactive CBD or CBG would remain legal. People found in possession of a product with those intoxicating cannabis compounds could face a fine of up to $500 come September.
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1 month ago |
krgv.com | Maria Mendez
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Federal immigration and customs agents have long had lots of leeway to question and search people at U.S. ports of entry, but recent reports of some travelers from Western nations facing detention have spurred more concerns for travelers.
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