Episode:33 Ilissa Nolan of the Texas Hemp Coalition
Russell Dowden and Coleman Hemphill discuss the end of the 87th Legislature and address the bills that did not pass, and what did pass.
ILISSA NOLAN serves as the Executive Director for the Texas Hemp Coalition. Ms. Nolan was one of the few lobbyist that worked to pass HB 1325 which made it legal to grow and process hemp in Texas. She also serves as a government affairs consultant for Booth & Associates P.C. where she works to build policy through stakeholder collaboration and educating clients on cutting edge issues surrounding state and federal environmental matters, especially topics involving agriculture, rural affairs and environmental issues.
Creators and Guests
Host
Rachel Nelson
"Well she was an American girl Raised on promises She couldn't help thinkin' that there Was a little more to life Somewhere else After all it was a great big world With lots of places to run to Yeah, and if she had to die Tryin' she Had one little promise she was gonna keep." ~ Tom Petty, American Girl ~
Host
Russell Dowden
Publisher CEO Dowden has dabbled in television, radio play by play broadcasting and publishing most of his last 25 years in the media business. In July of 2012 he sold Weird Magazine to Infowars pioneer Alex Jones where Dowden was hired to create Infowars Magazine for its national following. Weird Magazine Infowars Magazine Rockstar Magazine Texas Sports Monthly Texas Hemp Reporter Dowden has published over 200+ monthly magazines in his 20 years of Publishing. - IMDb mini biography by: Author
Producer
Carl Robinson
Sales/Marketing/Photographer at Fringe Development - Prodcuer Texas Hemp Show & Blazed Weekly News • Currenlty working also on a Childresns Puppet Show for 2026