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Texas’s top GOP leaders clash over THC executive order
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick demands a full ban on potent THC products due to safety concerns, opposing Gov. Abbott's executive order that regulates but does not prohibit them.
- On Friday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lashed out at Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order regulating low-dose THC retailers, calling it legitimizing a shady industry and reiterated he favors a full ban, calling THC products a public `poison'.
- In his Wednesday order, Gov. Greg Abbott said federal law prevents states from banning hemp products, banned sales to those under 21, and directed state regulators to enforce and regulate.
- Negotiations between Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows broke down over safe THC doses, while the unregulated market grew to around 8,000 retailers since the 2019 hemp law.
- Producers and the Texas Hemp Business Council hailed Abbott's order as huge, while retailers launched ad campaigns and state agencies began rulemaking to remove dangerous products.
- Patrick warned the order effectively grants a 'seal of approval' to the industry, citing undercover cops in Dallas reporting clerks warn customers products could 'literally kill them,' while Abbott's administration will regulate until 2027.
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Texas’s top GOP leaders clash over THC executive order
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) issued a rare public rebuke Friday against fellow Republican Gov. Greg Abbott over Abbott's recent executive order aimed at regulating the sale of THC products in the state.
·Washington, United States
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