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Poll: Texas Republicans Oppose SB 3
- Texas is poised to enact Senate Bill 3, banning hemp-based THC products, pending Governor Greg Abbott's decision in June 2025.
- This follows Texas's 2019 hemp legalization enabled by federal agriculture law, which unintentionally created a booming THC market exploited by unregulated retailers.
- The bill's advocates, led by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, argue the ban protects children from unsafe products marketed near schools, while opponents warn it threatens over 50,000 hemp industry jobs and small businesses.
- Austin Zamhariri, Texas Cannabis Collective director, called the ban “catastrophic,” highlighting an $8 billion industry at risk, while critics including veterans and conservative leaders express divided views.
- If approved, the law may reshape Texas's hemp economy and legal landscape, but it faces strong opposition and possible legal challenges as the governor weighs a veto or signature.
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Texas GOP Lieutenant Governor’s Push To Ban THC Hemp Products Spurs Rare Backlash From The Right
“We have a mad king surrounded by courtiers and yes men afraid to tell him he’s making a fool of himself.” By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) was clear from the start. Weeks before this year’s legislative session began, and before he announced any other priorities, the Republican Senate leader said he wanted lawmakers to ban, at any cost, products that contain the psychoactive compound in weed. His target was the mu…
Texas THC ban: Lt. Gov. Patrick warns of youth health risks
SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick visited San Angelo Regional Airport at Mathis Field this morning for a post-legislative session news conference. This was one of many stops Patrick has made throughout the state to inform Texans about the changes made during the 89th Texas Legislative Session, which adjourned on June 2, 2025. Dan Patrick on THC ban, school choice + more in Abilene "This is the best time of t…
Lt. Gov. Patrick's Push to Ban THC Irks Right
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a staunch conservative, is facing unusual criticism from fellow conservatives over his proposed ban on THC products, which would dismantle the state's $8 billion hemp industry, leading some to accuse him of creating a nanny state and benefiting the booze lobby.
Reefer Madness Returns to Texas with Dan Patrick’s THC Ban
Marijuana prohibition is a Texas tradition. Unless Governor Greg Abbott vetoes Senate Bill 3, the state’s new ban on THC, the state is about to suddenly and drastically renew its commitment to that tradition—at a potential cost of thousands of jobs, billions of dollars in lost taxable revenue, and countless lives broken in the prison system. “We have to look at a long history in Texas,” said Austin Zamhariri, executive director of the Texas Can…
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