Texas Senate Approves Ban On All Forms Of THC

The Texas Tribune reports:

The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a state ban on all forms of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, advancing a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to crack down on the state’s booming consumable hemp market six years after lawmakers inadvertently permitted its rise.

Senate Bill 3 — which Patrick called among his “top five” bills over his 17 years in the Legislature — would outlaw products with any amount of THC, ranging from gummies and beverages to vapes and flower buds, which are currently sold at more than 8,300 locations around the state.

“Kids are getting poisoned today,” Patrick said in the Senate chamber as the vote neared. He used similar language Wednesday morning. “This is a poison in our public, and we as a Legislature — our No. 1 responsibility is life and death issues,” Patrick said.

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The backers of the THC ban approved by the Texas Senate say they support an expansion of the medical marijuana program in the state.
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