Special Session Reconsiders THC Ban

Texas debates between prohibition and regulation of THC

Just weeks after Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a bill banning THC products, state senators have brought the issue back to the table. Lawmakers introduced legislation nearly identical to the one vetoed by Abbott in June, which seeks to ban the sale of hemp-derived products containing “any detectable amount” of THC, the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis. This, in a nutshell, means the state would restrict access to all variants of this…

Special session reconsiders THC ban

A new bill, SB5, reintroduces the ban on THC.

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