Texas Hemp Coalition Podcast
Welcome to the Texas Hemp Coalition Podcast! This is a place where we will hear from industry experts dealing with advocacy, education and networking in the Texas hemp industry. Join the Texas Hemp Coalition at www.texashempcoalition.org.
Episodes
34 episodes
Texas Legislative Session Re-Cap
Join the Texas Hemp Coalition Board Members, Jake Garry of Fresh Grown Texas & Drops of Life and Taylor Kirk of 4KPharm as they discuss a recap of the 88th Texas Legislative Session. We discuss all bills, issues and ongoing policy efforts a...
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Episode 34
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47:32
Kimberley Tijerina, CBD Texas Farms
For five generations, Kimberley's family has been a steward of the land. South Texas heritage soil is part of our past and is our future. Our venture into hemp farming compliments our established ranching and deer operations and we continue the...
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Episode 33
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32:53
Policy: Texas vs. Other States
This episode goes into the policy issues that are in Texas versus other states such as Delta 8, hemp feed, etc. Our Executive Board member Spencer Owens of CBD Kratom and new HIA Board Member shares his expertise as he works in other states acr...
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Episode 32
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28:12
Jody McGinness, Hemp Industries Association
Jody McGinness comes to the Hemp Industries Association with more than 20 years of experience in leading associations and membership organizations in the nonprofit sector.Most recently, he served ...
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Episode 31
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29:38
DC Advocacy Trip with Shayda Torabi & Jeromy Sherman
This is an episode that you definitely do not want to miss! Join us as we hear from our two Executive Board Members, Shayda Torabi and Jeromy Sherman, as they give us a recap of our recent trip to Washington D.C. They discuss the import...
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Episode 29
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42:21
Johnathan Miller, US Hemp Roundtable
Jonathan Miller, a nationally-celebrated government relations professional, leads Frost Brown Todd’s federal advocacy practice and has emerged as one of the country’s leading advocates and attorneys for the global hemp industry.Jonathan ...
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Episode 28
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28:38
Leah Lakstins & Daulton O'Neill of Green Light Event Co. & Hemp Business Builder
Leah Lakstins is a native Kentuckian with a passion for facilitating amazing consumer experiences that educate and entertain. Before her cannabis career, she assisted commercial roofing contractors grow their businesses. She is a Trainual Certi...
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Episode 27
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36:38
Dr. Russell Jessup, Texas A&M University
Dr. Russell W. Jessup is the Associate Professor of Perennial Grass & Industrial Hemp Breeding of the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on conventional, cytogenetic, and geno...
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Episode 26
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32:29
Webinar Legal Update: Smokable Hemp and Delta 8
Tune in to learn from two of Texas’ leading legal professionals, Lisa Pittman of Pittman Legal and Cameron Field of Michael Best, what the recent Texas Supreme Court update regarding the smokable hemp ban means for Texas hemp businesses as well...
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Episode 25
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1:20:39
Liz Grow and Patrick Pope, Grow House Media
Grow House Media is an Austin-based production company that is clearing the smoke around the most misunderstood plant on the planet. We live at the intersection of education and entertainment, advocacy and amusement, telling the truth about can...
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Episode 24
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36:39
Aaron Owens, Tejas Hemp
Aaron is a native of West Texas, a part of the world where a person's word is gold. His first passion and love has always been ranching, with Cannabis coming in as a close second. Serving as VP of Sales for Dutch Pro li...
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Episode 23
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32:41
Amos Lozano, Emjayze Hemp and Famous Juice
Amos Lozano is Native San Antonio entrepreneur and founder of@EmjayzeHemp, @FamousJuiceCompany and Texas preroll processing. Amos'businesses focus on fostering the growth of the cannabis community whilepromoting the industr...
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Episode 22
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38:29
Keil Gauger, Caprock Family Farms
Keil Gauger is the founder of Caprock Family Farms in Lubbock, Texas. His longtime farming operation spans over 5,000 acres of cotton, peanuts, peppers and wheat grown in Gaines and Dickens counties. The addition of Caprock Family Farms h...
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Episode 21
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27:25
Dan Hunter, Texas Department of Agriculture
Dan Hunter serves as Assistant Commissioner for Water and Rural Affairs. He is the top advisor on the critical issues of water and the important role it plays in agriculture and the Texas economy. He also oversees programs involving rural...
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Episode 20
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36:40
Taylor Kirk, 4KPharm
Taylor Kirk is a horticulture service specialist for Fluence Bioengineering, global leader LED horticultural lighting, where he consults cannabis growing partners and collaborates with researchers and other cannabis industry leaders. He has m...
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Episode 19
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32:44
Colt Power, Power BioPharms
Colt Power a Dallas, TX native graduated from the Episcopal School of Dallas before earning his BA in Business from the University of Notre Dame. While at Notre Dame, Colt was a goalie on the D1 Men's Lacrosse team all four years, earning Big E...
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Episode 18
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26:33
Cameron Field, Michael Best LLP
Cameron Field is an attorney with significant experience in the cannabis industry as is the co-leader of the cannabis industry group at the law firm of Michael Best LLP. As a recognized expert in hemp regulations and hemp-based products, ...
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Episode 17
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36:57
William Doubleday MD, FAAD
Dr. Bill Doubleday is a semi-retired board certified dermatologist who has practiced in Houston over 33 years. He is the 5th generation in his Australian ancestry to own and manage farming and grazing properties. He owns and m...
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Episode 16
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29:50
Lisa Pittman, Pittman Legal
Lisa Pittman focuses on litigation and regulatory compliance. Throughout Ms. Pittman’s 20-year career, she has litigated and tried disputes relating to labor & employment, breach of contract, commercial banking, fraud, fiduciary duty,...
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Episode 15
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32:55
Spencer Owens, CBD Kratom
Spencer Owens is a graduate of Northwest Missouri State University in Political Science and born and raised in Lawson, Missouri, Spencer has worked in governmental affairs in both the public and private sector for several years. From three year...
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Episode 14
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32:14
Eddie Velez, Oak Cliff Cultivators
Eddie Velez was born and raised in Dallas, TX - more specifically, Oak Cliff. He’s a University of North Texas Alumni with a degree in Emergency Management. Eddie spent over 15 years in the emergency management industry, with 11 yea...
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Episode 13
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26:10
Dr. Karla Johanning, KJ Scientific Independent Testing Labs
Dr. Karla Johanning, a native of Costa Rica, is the CEO and Founder of KJ Scientific & KJ Scientific Independent Testing Labs, an ISO /IEC 17025 accredited testing laboratory and Contract Research Organization (CRO) located in Georgetown, T...
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Episode 12
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28:26
Jake Garry, Drops of Life & Fresh Grown Texas
Jake Garry is Co-Founder and CEO of Drops of Life CBD and Fresh Grown Texas. Jake was born and raised in Lubbock, Texas where he studied business management at the Anderson Business Academy at Texas Tech University. Jake spent a few yeas going ...
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Episode 11
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27:56
Mike Biegalski, Flex Payment Solutions
Mike Biegalski is the Vice President of Sales & Operations for Flex Payment Solutions, a payment processing firm in St. Louis, MO., and runs that position from Chicago where he moved after helping setup home-office operations in St. Louis f...
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Episode 10
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21:12