Jim’s first experience with wax was a good one, but he appeared uncertain whether he’d switch from traditional weed.
“I got an immediate buzz,” he said. “And it tasted healthier than regular smoke.”
Still, old habits are hard to break. Rolling a joint seemed easier and “more wholesome” than pulling out a mini-blowtorch and bong and “going all Richard Pryor,” Jim said.
“What I don’t like is that you have to have too many moving pieces,” he said. “I like things simple. Give me a little weed, some rolling papers, and a book of matches, and I’m all good.”
Once he learned that wax was cheaper, however, he changed his tune.
“It saves me money, tastes cleaner, and it’s easier on my lungs?” he said. “I’d be stupid not to look into it.”
The headlines for this article are very incorrect. I hope people don’t go to prison relying on this misinformation! Wax, concentrates, dabs, shatter, etc. (Tetrahydrocannabinols) are listed in the Texas Controlled Substances Act as a Penalty Group II Controlled Substances. Possession under 1 gram is a State Jail Felony punishable up to two years in prison without any parole. Possession over 4 grams is a First Degree Felony punishable by 5-99 years or LIFE in prison! To say this is “legal’ in a headline is reckless to say the least! I would have loved the opportunity to tell this reporter this before you published this article.
David Sloane, Attorney
Public Information Officer
DFW-National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)
Ryan, where did you get your information? How irresponsible!
“So how can Texans get their hands on wax? These days you can make the 20-hour-roundtrip trek to Colorado, where anyone over 21 can buy weed legally for any reason. Or you can extract your own wax. Most Texans buy locally through friends or underground dealers, who risk personal freedom every day to bring weed to North Texas. We’d tell you who these unsung heroes are, but they would probably get busted. They can’t help anyone if they are in jail.” Page 2.
Despite pot’s illegality, Texans are keeping up with the trends.
The Headline refers to CBD Oil. Please read entire story.
The headline doesn’t refer to cbd oil. It refers to being high on wax. As you stated in the article, the law allows low thc levels with high cbd. As you also stated wax can be upward of 90% thc. That does not sound legal. I think your headline is misleading. It should read more like… “Epileptic patients can use a marijuana derivative, but they’re not getting high!” And then nothing about wax. Or write about your love of smoking dabs and Texans doing it illegally, but are on track to legalization with this new law.
Seems the article says it’s legal for some epileptics but illegal for everyone else, unless its the industrial grade stuff sold in head shops.
This article is misleading in regards to the legality of wax and/or dabs. Since it is manufactured from cannabis, it is considered a Schedule 1 substance. I suggest researching this document for the facts. http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm
This article is misleading and very unethical as a journalist to publish. This article needs to be retracted. Wax is still illegal in Texas and for you to misinform your readers could lead to peoples arrest, fines and so forth. Do the right thing and retract.
As a forensic drug chemist I found this article disturbing. In the eyes of the law possession of plant material which we can identify as marihuana and the possession of THC are vastly different in the eyes of the law.
Ryan Grounds, you say:
“Most Texans buy locally through friends or underground dealers, who risk personal freedom every day to bring weed to North Texas. We’d tell you who these unsung heroes are, but they would probably get busted.”
Calling underground dealers “heroes” is a bit of a stretch, don’t you think? Honestly, it makes me question your maturity.
Thinking maybe someone is a hero depends on whether you are pitching or catching….fool. If you happen to be a half-wit, over paid, grown-up, self-importent, Fort Worth Pig like the one than shot a young Mexican gentleman down like a rabid dog without a hint of cause a month or two ago then walked away whistleing, or the Forth Worth Pig that shot a feeble, elderly, harmless Mexican gentleman who was barely able to see or walk down like a coyote in the old mans home and then stood still and scrathed his ass while the old gentleman kicked and flapped a few months ago, or you maybe are just a Tea-Bagging, foot stinking, jerk who still believes in Santa Clause? Whatever you have going on in your Tea-Bagging, fifth grade brain, you’re dead wrong. Grow up and amount to something. Reality is not found in the funny papers. See?
This is very Dangerous Journalism! Just to be clear – “Industrial grade CBD Oil” is SPICE! as in that same synthetic product that has been so controversial – And you just sent everyone out to buy it. I hope everyone’s favorite head shop is ethical and does not sell this BS. I know at Fusion they Do Not Sell it and gave me a hundred reasons as to why. How could you get behind a scary and unhealthy product that is re-marketed over and over again to find its way into the hands of victims. This time SPICE has been marketed as medicine to the poor citizens of Texas who cannot get marijuana CBD legally. And this article glorifies it! Your article should have read “The only CBD oils in Texas can land you in the hospital or in Jail.” Sometimes a little research can really reach more readers than sensationalism, and can always outweigh it.
Thanks very kindly for your article Ryan, killer information and advice. My sunday school teacher at Broadway Baptist sends his thanks and regards also. He says he is certain you will be rewarded in Heaven. His sweet 77 year old Mama suffers from extensive physical malidies and now has relief from seripus discomfort she has suffered from for over two years. Hammer-heads, Repugs, amd other foot-washing flakes and babboons will be with us forever just like Johnson grass and fire-ants.. Tell them to kiss your foot and go get a job. I didn’t hear a peep out of these butt-wipes when a Fort Worth cop shot a Mexican kid down like a mallard duck a couple of months ago. Do you expect it’s their heart or their brain that’s broken? When will they grow up and amount to something do you figure?
Benny, you haven’t a coherent bone in your body. As I read the above comments, some were likely in favor of THC, marijuana, wax, whatever. Their comments were directed to the cottectness of the article, not whether pot in its various forms is bad. Take Sloane, for instance. He says he’s the public information officer for NORML. I would guess that he’s not a Republican. You sound stupid. How far did you advance in school.
Your Mama have any brats with a lick of sense, Slick? Clearly, you would not recognize correct if it bit you on your stinking butt. You need to find a job somewhere. Who elected you as the guru? What do you eat? You one of those Bagger half-wits? I am forced to put you on my prayer list, good luck.
How you been doing anyway Stouty? You still on food stamps? You working for your old boss out at the Bidness Press? You getting ready for Donald Trump? Think you’ll ever amount to anything?
All I have to do is look for the article with more than 5 comments and know “benny’s been there”.
Find some new words Benny, “repug” is so 2015.
Kiss my foot Rasta….who made you Boss??? Find a brain bigger than a piss-ant. O.K. ?
Heyyyyyy you’re a racist and you support mj? Do the respectable stoners a favor and stop posting threats to people on facebook about how you’re coming to get them. Unless you’re going to share the “legal” wax.
Legal wax is in California. If it’s made from hemp why bother unless you have cancer or Covid. Oh yeah that’s right didn’t they tell you? Treating Covid19 with CBD twice a day knocks it right out of the park, like you never had it. Just like hydroxychloriquin, zinc and Vitamin D.. yeah they didn’t tell anyone because they would not have been able to get an emergency authorization use if there was anything that had been proven effective, then by-by billions in profits.. without government mandates bullying people into accepting the vaccine when The data & facts showed Covid 19 to not be anywhere near as deadly as they claimed. In fact if it wasn’t for the grossly overweight & morbidly ill patients over 70 years old hardly anyone would have died. Something like 0.0002% of the population were at risk. But the er entire world closed down all at once? Nobody finds that odd? In a real world event that would have been an impossible feat that’s how we know it was all planned out a head of time.. hence EVENT 201. Watch it if you haven’t seen it yet.