US EditionPoll: Texas Republicans Oppose SB 3
- Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 3 in May 2025 to ban hemp-based THC products, and the bill now awaits Gov. Greg Abbott's decision in Fort Worth.
- The ban follows Texas's 2019 legalization of hemp, which created a booming $8 billion industry with 50,000 jobs, but also allowed retailers to sell unregulated, high-THC products.
- Supporters like Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick argue the ban protects children from unsafe products sold near schools, while opponents warn it threatens thousands of small businesses and veterans relying on hemp.
- Patrick emphasized that they will prevent retailers from breaking the law and endangering Texans' safety, while opponents have criticized the ban as unwise and warn it could lead to significant job losses and a market downturn.
- If enacted, SB 3 could dismantle the state's hemp industry and cost tens of thousands of jobs, though it expands the medical marijuana program, and legal challenges and the governor's veto remain possible.
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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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