The Texas Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would ban nearly all forms of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.
Texas Senate Bill 3 is backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and seeks to tighten regulations around THC products sold in convenience stores and vape shops. Patrick first launched the bill in December, calling for the ban of all consumable tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) being sold.
The bill passed 24-7. It still needs to be passed by the Texas House before Gov. Greg Abbott can sign it into law.
Patrick attended a morning news conference along with law enforcement officers and advocates for families of those who exhibited behavioral health problems after consuming THC products.
“This is a poison in our public, and we as a Legislature — our No. 1 responsibility is life and death issues,” Patrick said. “We’re going to ban your stores before we leave here, for good.”
The Lieutenant Governor also had a stern warning for THC retailers.
“You might want to voluntarily close your doors, because the investigations are going to continue, and I’m sure the lawsuits are about to come,” Patrick added. “You know what you’re doing.”
it is a shame the greedy people exploited the legalization of hemp and that is what brought all this down on us… once I saw Delta 8/9 in the gas station and anyone could buy it I knew it was only a matter of time before they did something extreme…
California is like “Let’s make it easier for people to smoke weed”, and Texas was like “Nah, Let’s make it easier for people to smoke other people”. haha
It got better at one point when they were smokin spice, a lot of people did die. Cartels were mixin whatever could mess you up together. once one compound was identified they would ban it. well they already had 10more batch/brew to make it without it. glad we are done with that
Well, at least, like all the southern prohibition states, they’re standing on their position on ignorance/stupidity not on an economic basis. I guess the Colorado boost to the economy example doesn’t outweigh preventing the Devil’s lettuce from “poisoning” citizens. Colorado post legalization outcomes:
In both 2018 and 2019, Forbes ranked Denver among the best places to do business in the country’s 401 metropolitan statistical areas, noting in 2019 that, “Colorado is expected to have the second fastest job growth over the next five years.”[1] In 2015, Denver received its first number 1 ranking.
Colorado’s economy boomed after legalization. Colorado’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 4.4% in 2015 — the year after regulated marijuana sales became legal for adults. Growth continued in subsequent years, increasing by 2.4% in 2016, 3.1% in 2017, and 3.5% in 2018.
In early 2020, the Colorado Business Economic Outlook Forecast by Leeds School of Business reported that Colorado’s economy was still in a period of growth that was outpacing the nation.[2] Real GDP growth grew 3.4% in Q1 2019, ranking Colorado seventh among the 50 states for growth year-over-year, and the state’s five-year average ranked fifth, at 3.6%. Employment grew 2.1% year-over-year in September, ranking the state 11th overall, and the low unemployment rate of 2.7% earned the state a place among the five lowest.
In March 2017, S. News & World Report ranked Colorado as the best state economy. In 2018 and 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked Colorado in the top 10 best state economies.[3]
@Cannanaut, it’s worth noting that the stats you posted range from 5 to 8 years old. Since then, for many reasons other than 420, Denver and much of the Front Range with it have become a S*&thole.
I don’t agree with TX law, but at least now if you get busted with a joint, it’s a misdemeanor citation instead of 20 years to life.
Personally, I feel it’ll take federal legalization and the resulting rules to really smooth things out. i reside in a legal state but own property in a deep red state and at my age I have a “When in Rome do as the Romans do” attitude. In my younger days I disregarded cannabis laws and fought/voted for change in my state. Now, it just ain’t worth me bucking an asinine law in a prohibition state. No comparison between the health impacts of alcohol vs cannabis from my personal observations but
That’s whst really irritates me is the dishonesty of it all. Alcohol is tied to 50%of violent crime on either victim or suspect side. To label weed as dangerous compared to alcohol these days is ludicrous.
I dont like it myself but my state floats on Oil, miles of ag, tech hubs, aerospace, tourism and a solidly American take on our borders. It will come soon enough. We arent in a big need of the tax dollars yet.
Go back to 1967, when they busted a black civil rights activist named Lee Otis Johnson with a single joint. Tried, convicted, and given a 30-year sentence. He served 4 years before it was thrown out.
