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Texas may ban THC products just a few years after legalization started a big business
2025-04-28 06:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
At a store selling hemp products outside of Houston, Texas, a sign notifies customers that the state Legislature might be passing a ban on most consumables containing THC. Andrew Schneider/Houston Public Media hide caption toggle caption Andrew Schneider/Houston Public Media HOUSTON Just six years after Texas legalized hemp products, the state may be about to ban most of them again as key lawmakers say the sales have led to abuses and safety issues. The Texas Senate passed a bill last month that would ban nearly all consumable hemp products with THC, the main intoxicating element in cannabis, and it's now under consideration in the state House. "This is a poison in our public and we, as the Legislature, our number one responsibility is life and death issues," said Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who's leading the effort to ban consumable hemp products. The 2018 farm bill passed by the U.S. Congress allowed states to roll back restrictions on hemp. When the Texas Legislature did so a...
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