Thc debate is heated in Texas with a Senate bill 3 – FOX 7 Austin

Austin, Texas – The interruption of cannabis is one of the main priorities for Republican leaders in Texas in this legislative session.

The ban on THC is one of the best legislative parts pushed by Governor Lieutenant Dan Patrick.

What we know:

The Senate Bill 3 will prohibit all THC consumables from Sale in Texas.

This is largely a response to the 2019 law that allows for the commercialization of hemp, which includes products with THC below 0.3%.

However, the law came with some unforeseen consequences, such as the sale of Delta 8 and 9 products such as Gummies, as well as other chemical variations of THC that are powerful.

What they say:

“When we wrote the rules, we were not fully aware. No one had heard of Delta Eight or Delta Nine,” said Texas Commissioner Sid Miller.

Miller claims that the end result is an unregulated market that people do not always know what they are getting.

“It’s just a wild, wild west. No supervision. No regulation,” Miller said. “We can’t have it.”

Miller wants MPs to be careful to ensure that any Thc ban does not affect the drug use of cannabis.

“There are many people who help medical marijuana – PTSR, glaucoma, cancer patients,” Miller said. “Let’s not throw the baby with the bathroom water as they say.”

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But Miller opposes the legalized entertainment use, arguing that in other countries such as Colorado, this creates more problems than solved. Miller also raises concerns about the last voices in the cities of Texas such as Austin, Bastrop, Elgin and Lockhart to decriminalize the pot.

“They say” just smoke the whole drug you want. We will not punish you, “Miller said.” They may want to deal with that too. “

The other side:

Patrick claims that some retailers sell products with “three to four times the content of THC … from marijuana purchased by a drug dealer”.

But many stores say this is simply not true – and they are worried about the impact of a ban on them and their customers.

“This will affect it until we may have to close,” said Jared Conway, owner of Tha Majic Flower in Houston.

“For our business, this would be really difficult to ban Thc. Many people rely on THC as a medicine,” says Dominic Canchola, manager of the TRIBE CBD and Cannabinoids store.

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“The Farm Bill says 0.3% of THC. And what some of these retailers do is to say that this is actually THC, so it doesn’t fall under that door,” says Betty Williams Betty Williams , CEO of Texas Norml, a group that works to reform marijuana laws.

Williams claims that the votes of decriminalization throughout the country have demonstrated that the public is on the side of legalization.

“We are a country that is proud of personal freedom and this is our personal freedom,” Williams said.

Williams wants to see the current doors closed, but argues a legal and regulated market-earlier than a ban on the entire way to guarantee safety.

“Drug dealers do not check personal documents. Drug dealers are not interested in what they give to people. But if you have a business that is licensed and regulated and checked, then they are interested,” Williams said.

What’s next:

Groups like Norml also insist on expanding the current medical marijuana program in Texas, arguing that the list of qualification conditions is too limited.

Fox 7 turned to Lieutenant Dan Patrick’s office, as well as GOP State Senator Charles Perry, who sponsored SB3, but they did not respond to our interview request.