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Texas Governor Veto’s HEMP BAN SB3

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  People from every corner of the industry—consumers of our products, allies, enemies, friends, and frienemies alike—have been blowing up my phone and sliding into my DMs for the past 36 hours. The question on everyone’s mind: *What’s Abbott going to do about SB 3?*   Well, I’ve been arou…
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BREAKING: Gov. Abbott Signs TCUP Expansion as Clock Ticks on THC Ban Decision

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June 21, 2025 — In a headline-grabbing move that belies the deeper political drama beneath it, Governor Greg Abbott today signed House Bill 46 into law, enacting the most significant expansion of the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP) since its inception. The new law allows physicians to recomm…
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Dan Patrick and the shadow war on cannabis: A case for official oppression?

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In the corridors of the Texas Capitol, where influence is currency and access determines outcome, one man’s fingerprints are all over the battle to decide the future of THC in Texas: Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. While Governor Greg Abbott weighs Senate Bill 3—a sweeping ban on hemp-derived THC…
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Texans Forced to Choose Between Pain or Firearms

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It’s not a hypothetical. It’s not a loophole. It’s the law—and it’s targeting some of the most vulnerable Texans. Every patient in the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP), our state’s limited medical marijuana registry, is already in legal jeopardy under federal law. The moment a Texan with PTSD…
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Why Governor Abbott Must Veto SB 3

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Dan Patrick crusade against the Texas Hemp Industry is hurting Texans and Why Governor Abbott Must Veto SB3!
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Dan Patrick’s THC Ban Doesn’t Reflect the Will of Texas Voters—Even Republican Ones

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Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has made banning hemp-derived THC products a top priority this session, even threatening a special session if the House refused to advance the measure. Senate Bill 3, which passed the House after heavy procedural pressure, would effectively shut down Texas’ entire ma…
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Dan Patrick’s Political Theater

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Dan Patrick’s Political Theater Has Real Victims—and Texans Are Paying the Price.   SB 2024: The Vape Bait-and-Switch   Sold as a defense against youth vaping, SB 2024 instead criminalizes flavored disposable vape products made in China or not FDA-authorized—effectively banning almost all…
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Bad Science, Political Raids, and the Setup Behind SB 3

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WARNING: THE REPORT DAN PATRICK DOESN’T  WANT YOU TO SEE! In Texas, we’ve seen this before: a political agenda dressed up as public safety, a compliant bureaucracy, and the weaponization of bad science to justify bad law. But this time, it’s not marijuana. It’s legal hemp—and the state’s own…
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The Truth About Hemp Lab Testing in Texas

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 A Call for Honesty, Not Hysteria By Nicholas Mortillaro, and Jay Maguire Co-Founders, CRAFT (Cannabis Retailers Alliance for Texas) In recent months, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Senator Charles Perry have repeatedly pointed to a series of lab tests as justification for banning hemp-derived…
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“Bad Science, Bogus Raids, and Bad Bills:

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  Over the past year, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has made no secret  of his disdain for the legal hemp industry in Texas. He’s called it the  “backdoor to marijuana legalization” and accused retailers of “selling  drugs to kids” under the guise of legality. At a February 2024 press  confe…
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OPEN LETTER TO STOP SB 3 & CSSB 3

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OPEN LETTER TO STOP SB 3 & CSSB 3 I’m an adult who uses legal hemp products. These bills would ban the very products I rely on for my well-being. I choose not to enroll in the Texas Compassionate Use Program because it’s restrictive, costly, and inconvenient— it’s a state-sanctioned monopoly th…
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Key Facts About SB 3 and Hemp Testing in Texas

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FACT SHEET: Texas Hemp Legislation & Testing Controversy Cannabis Retailers Alliance of Texas (CRAFT) | May 14, 2025 Key Facts About SB 3 and Hemp Testing in Texas Flawed Testing Protocols State-contracted laboratories, including Armstrong Forensic Laboratory, use gas chromatography (GC-MS) met…
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Gruene Botanicals Lab Tested & Transparent

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Transparency and Quality Assurance Through Lab Testing In a competitive market, maintaining transparency and quality assurance is paramount. Gruene Botanicals has set their own stringent standards for lab tests, including how long they are valid. “Every single product we carry has QR codes that lea…
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Oklahoma Governor Initiates Attack on Legal Hemp Products

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Oklahoma used to be a hemp-friendly state. Until recently, it was home base to several of the most well-known and respected hemp businesses in the country. That has changed recently, but not due to changes in the law, which is mostly hemp-friendly. Rather, the change has come from overzealous and u…
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Cannabis Prohibition, Moral Sorting, and the Civic Heresy We Must End

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As Holy Week calls millions to reflection on the meaning of suffering, mercy, and redemption, it’s worth examining how these sacred themes are distorted when transposed into public policy—particularly in how we legislate access to cann
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Happy Cactus Owner Todd Harris Testifies at Texas House Hearings on Hemp

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(Austin, TX) Todd Harris, co-owner of Austin, Texas-based The Happy Cactus Apothecary, testified in opposition to the anti-hemp bill Texas SB3. Harris spoke out against the bill during hearings conducted by the State Affairs Committee of the Texas House of Representatives on April 7, 2025.   H…
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Author and film-maker Bart Sibrel comes on the show to discuss his new book MOON MAN. Sibrel has been on our others shows before and since he was recently on CNN, Fox News, News Nation, and Pierce Morgan . . . we are running our 2023 interview on his book Moon Man.... Blazed Weekly News will Return next Friday morning with the "Live Stream" of the Temporary Injunction hearing . . . Happy 420 - We are working Blazed May Edition .... What Do you think? Did we go to the moon? COMMENT BELOW!

Author and film-maker Bart Sibrel comes on the show to discuss his new book MOON MAN. Sibrel has been on our others shows before and since he was recently on CNN, Fox News, News Nation, and Pierce Morgan . . . we are running our 2023 interview on his book Moon Man….

Blazed Weekly News will Return next Friday morning with the "Live Stream" of the Temporary Injunction hearing . . . Happy 420 – We are working Blazed May Edition ….

What Do you think? Did we go to the moon? COMMENT BELOW!

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Moon Man Bart Sibrel – Was Artimis II Real or Exploited?

Blazed Weekly News April 16, 2026 4:17 pm

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Live at 2PM CST – Hemp Hearing Save Texas Hemp

Blazed Weekly News April 11, 2026 3:58 am

David Sergi talks about the hearing Friday that will determine if industry will be granted the TRO or perhaps later an injunction. Jay Maguire worked alongside Sergi and other industry members. The hearing starts at 2pm tomorrow. Sergi says he anticipates an answer no later than 3:15pm. www.BlazedNews.com www.texashempreporter.com Russell Dowden David Sergi Jay Maguire Rachel Nelson

David Sergi talks about the hearing Friday that will determine if industry will be granted the TRO or perhaps later an injunction. Jay Maguire worked alongside Sergi and other industry members.

The hearing starts at 2pm tomorrow.


Sergi says he anticipates an answer no later than 3:15pm.


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Hemp Industry Hearing Showdown: 2pm

Blazed Weekly News April 9, 2026 10:58 pm

Jay Maguire of the Texas Hemp Federation gives is a legal update on the Fight for Texas Flower and the unjust rule making powers that DSHS has taken against Texas retailers of Legal Hemp Flower. Are Texas Hemp Rules expanding beyond State authority? Cannabis activist and formal Texas NORML podcast -host David Wienecke joins the show to give thoughts on the industry, activism, and why we fight for flower

Jay Maguire of the Texas Hemp Federation gives is a legal update on the Fight for Texas Flower
and the unjust rule making powers that DSHS has taken against Texas retailers of Legal Hemp Flower.
Are Texas Hemp Rules expanding beyond State authority?

Cannabis activist and formal Texas NORML podcast -host David Wienecke joins
the show to give thoughts on the industry, activism, and why we fight for flower

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Texas Hemp Rules: THCA Removed – Lawsuit Coming

Blazed Weekly News April 6, 2026 2:53 pm

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