Lonestar Collective

Episode 19: AJ Channer of Fire From The Gods

Jesse and Austin co-host this week with guest AJ Channer, vocalist from rock band Fire From the Gods. AJ talks about the substance of his songs to include police brutality and justice inequities plaguing the US currently. Channer also speaks on going into the studio to record this coming January in 2022, confirms Wikipedia entries, upcoming performances, and an event he hosts with his wife titled Cannarock, and much more. Check out Fire From the Gods on streaming platforms and their social m...

Episode 18: Zach Vance for Texas Lt. Governor

Jesse and Austin interview marine veteran Zach Vance who is on the Texas Republican primary ballot for Lt. Governor. Zach talks about his time in the military, his experience, with cannabis, his stances for expansion of cannabis laws in Texas, and other stances he has as a candidate running fo the position of Lt. Governor in Texas. Currently you can follow his campaign at https://www.instagram.com/4abettertexas/

Episode 17: Susan Hays for Texas Ag Commissioner

Jesse hosts this episode and interviews Cannabis Attorney Susan Hays who announces she is running for Texas AG Commissioner. Susan talks about her background as a Texan, as a farmer and rancher, her property in Alpine, Texas, issues she sees in Texas, the smokable hemp ban case, and more. People can find more about her campaign at HAYS4AG.com

Episode 16: Amos Lozano of Emjayze

Jesse and Austin speak with owner and founder of Famous Juice Co and Emjayze, Amos Lozano. Amos discusses how he started with less than $30, and grew his business, how he started his apparel line, the effects on the environment by using hemp, and his involvement in the taste of Texas Hemp Cup. You can find his business at https://emjayze.com/

Episode 15: Grow House Media and Taste Of Texas Hemp Cup

Jesse and Austin talk to Patrick Pope and Liz Grow of Grow House media about their upcoming event Taste of Texas Hemp Cup. The event is to celebrate the farmers of Texas and will be hosted at the Far Out Lounge in Austin, Texas. For more information on the event, take a listen. To buy tickets visit, https://tasteoftexashempcup.com

Episode 14: Grace Delgado Texas Cannabis Today

Jesse and Austin host this episode with guest Grace Delgado of Texas Cannabis Today. Grace gives her thoughts on the delta-8 situation in Texas, how she got into cannabis, fun with childrens shows while consuming cannabis, reform in Texas and much more. Visit her site at texascannabistoday.com and listen to other podcasts and articles from our parent company txcannaco.com

Episode 13: Colt Demorris and Mike Castro of El Paso NORML and Legalize El Paso

Jesse and Austin speak with Executive Director Colt DeMorris of El Paso NORML and Mike Castro of Legalize El Paso. The two discuss how they got into the cannabis activism space, medical marijuana in Texas and how patients can become a part of the NM medical system. Colt also discusses issues El Paso residents face with the delivery system by GoodBlend.  https://www.facebook.com/epnorml http://legalizep.com/

Episode 12: Estella Castro of Austinite Cannabis Co

Jesse host this weeks episode with guest Estella Castro, CEO and Founder of Austinite Cannabis in Austin, TX. Estella recently open an operation in Oklahoma selling medical cannabis. Estella has been a steady advocate at the Texas capitol to change the law in the state. In this episode she discusses how she got into the business, expanding her operation in Oklahoma, how the laws work there as well, and much more. You can find more information about her company at austinitecannabis.co and rea...

Episode 11: Joe Jaworski for TX Attorney General

Jesse and Austin interview Attorney General Candidate Joe Jaworski. The trio discuss community government in Texas, voting issues, DSHS handling of delta-8, and Joe's background among other items. You can find more information about his candidacy at https://jaworskifortexas.com/ and if you want to see the video, subscribe at txcannaco.com/subscribe to be notified when the article with this podcast, the video, and transcript are available.

Episode 10: Sweet Sensi

Jesse and Austin record live from the Sweet Sensi grow office in Austin, TX. Greg and Tracy Autry speak with Texas Cannabis Collective about their operation, the equipment they use, legislative matters, and the upcoming Texas Hemp Harvest Festival along with much more. More info at texashempharvestfestival.com and sweetsensicbd.com

Episode 9: Ashley Manning with the NACB

This week Austin and Jesse interview Ashley Manning. Ashley is the Chief Operating Officer of the National Association of Cannabis Businesses. Ashley discusses how she got into the industry, how she became COO, what NACB offers, and plans for the future.

Episode 8: Karen Fromel with Texas Hemp Awards

Austin and Jesse co-host this episode as they interview guest Karen Fromel of the Texas Hemp Awards. This is the third annual Texas Hemp Awards and at the time of recording nominations are still open at TexasHempAwards.com. Karen talks about the partnership with Bluebonnet Labs, the Last Prisoner Project, Roll It Up For Justice, prizes for winners and much more. 

Episode 7: Texas Cannabis Collective Variety Discussion

Jesse and Austin co-host this week to discuss the notion that people are handing out edibles in Halloween candy, as well as the recent FDA and DEA announcements on delta-8.

Ep 6: Russell Dowden of the Texas Hemp Reporter

Jesse and Austin co-host this week as the Lonestar Collective interviews publisher of the Texas Hemp Reporter, Russell Dowden. Russell is also the founder of Patriot Media Group. Russell discusses his background in radio, & print media that later led to being hired as the GM for the kickoff of Infowars Magazine for Alex Jones in 2012. Russell talks about how he went from sales to "on-air" personality & broadcasting that also led to publishing. For more information visit texashempreporter.co...

Episode 5: Attorney Andrea Steel

Jesse Williams hosts this episode which features attorney Andrea Steel from Frost Brown Todd Attorneys LLC. Andrea is a member of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as well as a member of the Hemp Industry Team, focusing her practice on both affordable housing and cannabis business law. In the affordable housing area, Andrea represents both for-profit and non-profit developers across the country, including public and private entities, as well as public housing authorities and tax incremen...

Episode 4: Samantha Benavides with Mano Amiga

Episode 4 of the Lonestar Collective podcast hosted by Jesse Williams with special guest Samantha Benavides of the nonprofit Mano Amiga out of San Marcos, TX. Samantha talks about what Mano Amiga is doing in the community their work on cannabis decrim in Hays county, and the Lost River Film Fest which will feature three cannabis films totaling 1 hr 10 min. The Film festival decrim block will be Saturday, September 11 @ 5:30 pm at the San Marcos Public Library. Be sure to also check out the r...

Episode 3: Jesse Kerns of New Bloom Labs

Jesse Kerns, a co-founder of New BLoom labs joins hosts Jesse and Austin on this episode. Jesse talks about his background, how he entered the hemp space, what brought him to Texas, potency testing, how they make customer service a priority. New Bloom would like to add that they are now going to have 19 cannabinoids in their potency tests. They have just added THC-VA, THC-O acetate, and THC-P. For more information visit newbloomlabs.com and visit txcannaco.com.

Episode 2: Susan Hays and the Smokable Hemp Ban Lawsuit

This episode sees Jesse and Austin return cohosting to speak with guest Susan Hays. Ms. Hays was one of the attorneys involved on the smokable hemp ban case in Texas, which just received a permanent injunction from the district court in Travis County. Susan explains the timeline of the case and what this truly means. As well, Susan discusses with the hosts the arguments the state made and how the team feels the legislature rushed in amendments to a bill that was unconstitutional. If you've w...

Episode 1: Eddie Velez with Oak Cliff Cultivators

This is the first episode of Lonestar Collective and our first guest is Eddie Velez, Owner of Oak Cliff Cultivators.  Jesse and Austin co-host. The episode starts with who and what we are about and then Eddie joins us to talk about his start in the industry, being a part of the Oak Cliff community in Texas, and SNOVID 2021 fallout, and more. The show wraps up with a discussion about plans for TCC and the goals we have. More information at txcannaco.com.

Intro: A chat with Robert Head

Austin Z speaks with veteran activist and business mogul Robert Head as they head to the Texas Hemp Convention after parties.

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