BenFiasco14 said:

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ts5641 said:

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CBD products still going to be available for sale?

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Only those with zero traces of THC. You'll likely still be able to get CBD oils and tinctures, but I'd say goodbye to the flower.

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Rattler12 said:

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aggieforester05 said:

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Don't forget the cartels and local black markets will be funneled money.

A regulated market would be so much safer, not just for consumers but all Texans.

Why do we have to repeat the mistakes made during prohibition more than a hundred years ago? This is so monumentaly stupid and reckless!

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Whoa what? You're for MORE govt regulation?

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Only as opposed to an outright ban. A regulated market that only allows these products to be sold to 18+ or 21+ adults (liquor stores or smoke shops that check IDs) with testing standards would satisfy both sides of the argument. That would keep consumers safer, prevent underage access, keep the money out of cartel/drug dealer hands, prevent black market violence, keep standard sales tax revenue flowing in. All while allowing legal/safer access to responsible adults, many of whom use these products for medication.

I don't support excessive taxation or licensing fees/restrictions, but again even that is better than an idiotic complete ban. A complete ban will feed the black market, make access easier for underage kids (that will just buy from a thriving black market that doesn't care about their age), close down thousands of businesses, eliminate jobs, and substantially decrease tax revenue.

An outright ban is as idiotic as alcohol prohibition was in the early 20th century.

aggieforester05 said:

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Don't forget the cartels and local black markets will be funneled money.

A regulated market would be so much safer, not just for consumers but all Texans.

Why do we have to repeat the mistakes made during prohibition more than a hundred years ago? This is so monumentaly stupid and reckless!

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Same reason that idiots think we can magically make socialism work, even though it has worked in exactly 0% of the times it has been implemented.

THIS time though, we will get it right!

Another dirty hippie

#FacesOfTXHemp: Gov. @GregAbbott_TX, Ron Fowler wants you to #vetoSB3.

We elected you to serve us. Don’t ignore our voices. #txlege #texashemp pic.twitter.com/ju3JarRLVm

— Texas Hemp Business Council (@TexasHempBiz) May 30, 2025

ts5641 said:

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CBD products still going to be available for sale?

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Someone tried to make an amendment allowing for the legal amount of THC in CBD, up to .3% but the jerks voted against it

More hippies!!!

#FacesOfTXHemp: Mother, Charlotte Figi, who found CBD to be life-changing for her daughter's catastrophic seizures.

🗣️"SB 3 is dangerously wrong—and it puts lives at risk. This bill would have been a death sentence for my daughter.

For families battling epilepsy and millions…

— Texas Hemp Business Council (@TexasHempBiz) May 30, 2025

I thought CBD was not part of this. Just the THC? We buy a **** tin of CBD products that don't have THC in them. Are those also on the chopping block?

Fatvis said:

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I'm guessing he's trying to pressure Abbott to sign, but he looked like a petulant child.

Here's a response from the owner of Hometown Hero, whose product he was holding up saying that it could kill a grown adult, and that "we don't know what's in this", when every ingredient and a lab test is on the package.

The Lt. Gov of Texas @DanPatrick held up one of our products today in a press conference about SB3 and blatantly lied on multiple occasions.

-He claimed that our product was 6,000mg’s (It’s 20mg per piece, 200mg per bag)

-He claimed that we didn’t test our products and they… https://t.co/T9pdbp9OAD pic.twitter.com/IsRPc5bHRD

— Hometown Hero ATX (@HometownHeroATX) May 28, 2025

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HH products are great - they ran a sale on those the next day following the tantrum

Such an easy win for Abbot to veto. Especially if you have any national aspirations.

Abbot will veto, he has to

Yup. I hate our State government so bad. I wish the boomers would step aside and gen X run the show

Credible Source said:

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Yup. I hate our State government so bad. I wish the boomers would step aside and gen X run the show

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Then more GenX needs to run for office.

Agreed

Credible Source said:

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Yup. I hate our State government so bad. I wish the boomers would step aside and gen X run the show

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This is generally good advice everywhere. Office dynamics often improved after layoffs where boomers were....uh.....'offered early retirement'. The same needs to happen with politics. More young voters need to stop voting for their party and start voting for people that do what's right. I was that guy. If you were Republican, you got my vote. Not any more. I vote for those that look like they are going to do the best job. If that's libertarian or democrat....so be it. I don't care if it's a 'wasted' vote. I don't care if it's a 'vote for the other guy'. If you don't like it, then get out there and offset it.

Well said.

BrazosDog02 said:

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I thought CBD was not part of this. Just the THC? We buy a **** tin of CBD products that don't have THC in them. Are those also on the chopping block?

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If it doesn't have THC it should remain. But most CBD products have some THC in it, even if it's so minuscule it could never get you high. Kinda like how there's alcohol in kombucha.

So I think your CBD products will be fine, but it's going to be a legal nightmare distinguishing between the two and I do fear the baby's gonna get thrown out with the bath water

Rapier108 said:

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Credible Source said:

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Yup. I hate our State government so bad. I wish the boomers would step aside and gen X run the show

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Then more GenX needs to run for office.

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They're too busy bitzin about boomers on message boards....where would they find the time?

DannyDuberstein said:

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Rattler12 said:

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Rapier108 said:

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Credible Source said:

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Yup. I hate our State government so bad. I wish the boomers would step aside and gen X run the show

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Then more GenX needs to run for office.

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They're too busy bitzin about boomers on message boards....where would they find the time?

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Don't you have a church picnic to be at where you and the other boomers can keep praying more freedom away?

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Who are you going to blame it all on and whine when we're all dead and you guys are in control?

Lathspell said:

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May be a bannable thing to say, but I am so ready for the Boomers to just die off and leave us the **** alone. I'm so tired of this *****

Never voted for a Democrat in my life, but I will vote for anyone other than Dan Patrick in the future, no matter what letter is next to the person's name. I would prefer it be an "L" or "I", as opposed to a "D", but I'm fed up with that authoritarian *****. If Wheels doesn't veto, I will also vote for anyone but him. I'll even vote for that Beta ***** over Wheels.

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That sounds like a sound strategy.

"That sumbitz in office now cut off my finger so I'm gonna vote for the sumbitz that wants to cut off my arm instead."

I am a boomer and take offense. Dan Patrick was a pr*** back in the 80's when he was doing news in Houston. Never liked the guy and never will.

Been fine without you my whole life. The sooner y'all go, the better. Your spoiled brat generation won't be soaking us for social security and medicare

Abbott is gonna veto. He doesn't have a choice. Patrick overplayed his hand and pursued something that he should have researched rather than appease the pearl clutchers. Let's hope this will be the end of Patrick.

Make your voice heard

https://gov.texas.gov/contact

DannyDuberstein said:

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Been fine without you my whole life. The sooner y'all go, the better. You won't be soaking us for social security and medicare

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Same here. You don't think boomers got soaked for it also? I paid into them for 40 plus years as did my employers so what part of that money we paid in should not go toward my benefit? I don't know how old you are but would your parents or grandparents that are/were boomers be proud of you for your second statement? If you have kids in public schools who is paying for their education? I'm 75 years old and still getting soaked for it and will be if I live to a hundred.

Yeah let's count on Greg ****ing Abbott to do the right thing here and not bow to the evangelical busybody wing of the GOP

Rattler12 said:

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DannyDuberstein said:

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Been fine without you my whole life. The sooner y'all go, the better. You won't be soaking us for social security and medicare

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Same here. You don't think boomers got soaked for it also? I paid into them for 40 plus years as did my employers so what part of that money we paid in should not go toward my benefit? I don't know how old you are but would your parents or grandparents that are/were boomers be proud of you for your second statement? If you have kids in public schools who is paying for their education? I'm 75 years old and still getting soaked for it and will be if I live to a hundred.

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My parents were older than boomers. They also loved freedom and taught me to value it. They also taught me fiscal responsibility. My kids are in grad school and undergrad. I am paying for it

I'm 51, have paid in more than you can fantasize about, and would be fine if I never saw a single dime if they killed it today. That pyramid scheme needs to be taken behind the barn and old yeller'd

Charpie said:

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Abbott is gonna veto. He doesn't have a choice. Patrick overplayed his hand and pursued something that he should have researched rather than appease the pearl clutchers. Let's hope this will be the end of Patrick.

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I hope so, but I'll believe it when I see it. Abbott has never struck me as a leader.