Debunking Lies: Texas Monthly's Hit Piece on Hemp Industry

Lukas and Cynthia sit down to discuss the latest hit piece on the hemp industry from Texas Monthly, "Texas Has Basically Legalized Marijuana. We Have the Proof" by Russell Gold.

In this video:
An in-depth discussion on THCa, its legality, testing, and future issues.
Texas Original's hand in this article and what their motivation might be.
How lab tests for hemp can get it wrong and how that's still better than what medical marijuana is "required" to do.
What the Texas senate thinks about hemp, delta-8, delta-9, and THCa.
How the reporter fills the report with tons of bias and little facts.

Texas Monthly Article:
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-pol...

Farm Bill Reference to testing “post-decarboxylation”
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-c...

Final Rule on THCA by the USDA
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/202...

Calculation of THCA conversion in the USDA’s Final Ruling:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/202...

USDA definition of Total THC:
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/202...

Rod Kight on THCA Legality:
https://cannabusiness.law/thca-deja-vu/

Testing Requirements for Texas CUP:
https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/com...

Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 12, Subchapter A, CUP General Requirements:
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public...

Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 12, Subchapter C, CUP Compliance and Enforcement:
https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public...

Illegal Marijuana Trafficking Has Declined by Nearly 78% (2018)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangel...

DEA Says Illegal Marijuana Trafficking From Mexico Is Declining Amid State Legalization Movement:
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-s...

USDA National Hemp Report 2023
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/Ex...

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:14 Overall Thoughts
00:57 Article Start
01:47 THCa
6:12 THCa and The Farm Bill
07:57 Hemp Testing vs Medical Marijuana Testing
12:15 Using The WRONG Test
16:42 Marijuana Industry Issues
19:42 This Article Sucks
22:58 Misinformation About THCa
26:31 More Anti-Hemp Garbage
27:55 Wrap-Up

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