Chill Country Report

The Texas Hemp Constitutional Alliance just filed an amicus brief in THBC's lawsuit challenging the new DSHS hemp rules. On this episode we explain what an amicus brief is and how it helps the THBC lawsuit. In the brief, THCA makes three main points as rebuttals to the state's latest arguments: 1) The legislature did in fact consider THC acid (THCa) when writing the statues. "Acids" are explicitly included in the statute's definition of hemp. 2) DSHS can't close the compliance pathways created by the statutes. 3) The potential changes to federal hemp laws are not relevant to state agency rule making. We breakdown our understanding of THCA's amicus brief arguments and discuss how we see things unfolding from here. We are not attorneys, but we are Texas hemp industry operators who are following the laws closely. Subscribe for more and follow @chillcountryreport on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok where we post episode highlights.

Three months ago I did Ayahuasca for the first time. It was one of the most difficult experiences of my life, but ultimately it gave me exactly what I needed. After a long journey with various psychedelic therapies I can confidently attest to the life-changing benefits of these bizarre ancient medicines. My life-long chronic depression is gone, I'm off all prescription drugs, and I'm the healthiest I've ever been both mentally and physically. I do not think this path makes sense for everyone, but I feel compelled to tell my story to raise awareness for those who may find similar benefits.

This episode is a deep dive on the origins of the Hemp industry and our attempt to clarify the nuances of consumable hemp products and the laws that regulate them. We talk about the differences between synthetic versions of THC vs natural delta-9 THC, and the evolution of cannabis laws in the US from medical to recreational to hemp. We also break down the newest Hemp industry lawsuit from Green Nation and the Texas Hemp Constitutional Alliance (jointhca.org), and why we think it's the industry's best shot at stopping DSHS from rewriting Texas hemp laws.

We rescheduled this episode four times. Then, once we finally recorded it, it sat unedited for two months. Same reason in both cases. We’ve been glued to Claude and we’ve been using it to build operational efficiencies across every aspect of our business. I thought AI was overhyped until I dove down the Claude Code rabbit hole. Now I'm convinced that this tech is going to fundamentally change everything and things are going to get very very weird.

Happy Monday, y'all! Welcome back to episode 5 of The Chill Country Report. This episodes starts off slow but leads to some good convos about our views on AI, brand strategy, navigating life like a game of Jenga, and Chris's upcoming trip back home to the