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Governor Abbott Vetoes SB 3, Preserving Texas Hemp Industry—for Now

June 23, 2025 | Legislative

In a major political reversal that stunned both advocates and opponents of cannabis reform, Governor Greg Abbott has vetoed Senate Bill 3, the controversial measure that would have effectively banned nearly all hemp-derived THC products in Texas. The bill—championed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and pa…

Texans Forced to Choose Between Pain or Firearms

June 17, 2025 | Legislative

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 PT…

Why Governor Abbott Must Veto SB 3

June 16, 2025 | Legislative

Dan Patrick crusade against the Texas Hemp Industry is hurting Texans and Why Governor Abbott Must Veto SB3!

Dan Patrick’s Political Theater

June 2, 2025 | Legislative

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 a…

OPEN LETTER TO STOP SB 3 & CSSB 3

May 14, 2025 | Legislative

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 …

Oklahoma Governor Initiates Attack on Legal Hemp Products

April 30, 2025 | Legislative

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…

Cannabis Prohibition, Moral Sorting, and the Civic Heresy We Must End

April 18, 2025 | Legislative

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

The New Enforcement-Industrial Complex: From Nixon’s War on Drugs to Texas SB 3

April 6, 2025 | Legislative

In 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of a growing danger: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.” He was speaking of the dangerous entanglement between gov…

A Tale of Two Bills to Decide Fate of Texas Hemp Industry

April 4, 2025 | Legislative

In just days, the Texas hemp industry faces what may be its defining moment since legalization in 2019. The House State Affairs Committee, chaired by Representative Ken King, will convene Monday morning to hear testimony on two bills with starkly different visions for the future of hemp in Texas….

SB3 to be heard in Texas House State Affairs Committee

April 3, 2025 | Legislative, Texas Legal & Regulatory News

Monday morning at 8am the Texas House State Affairs Committee will begin, and will include SB3 on their agenda for the day along with HB 28. This does not mean that the committee will hear the bill the first thing in the morning. It is possible that other bills may be added and heard first [&hell…

CRAFT Leads the Way in Hemp Compliance as SB 3 Threatens Industry

April 2, 2025 | Legislative, Texas Legal & Regulatory News

CRAFT Leads the Way in Hemp Compliance as SB 3 Threatens Industry As the Texas Legislature debates SB 3—a bill that would ban all THC products—responsible hemp retailers across the state are stepping up to protect their businesses, their customers, and their communities. For the pas…

Lies, Damned Lies, and “Loopholes

March 24, 2025 | Legislative

How Texas Lawmakers Created the Hemp Market They Now Want to Ban “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.”—Mark Twain Following a playbook more than a century old, Texas Prohibitionists have pushed the false claim that hemp producers and retailers exploited a “lo…

SB 3 Clears Committee

March 11, 2025 | Legislative

The Economic Toll of SB 3: How Restrictive Hemp Legislation Could Devastate Texas’ Economy

March 11, 2025 | Business, Legislative

Texas, as the state anthem says, is “supremely blessed“ as the nation’s second largest economy—in the top ten in the world if it were considered an independent nation surpassing nations like Canada and Russia, with businesses relocations and startups benefitting from low taxes and regulations, ec…

The Fear Machine: How Chief Steve Dye’s Testimony Fuels a Bogus Prohibition System

March 10, 2025 | Legislative

The Fear Machine: How Chief Steve Dye’s Testimony Fuels a Bogus Prohibition System Chief Steve Dye isn’t a bad man. By all accounts, he is a law enforcement officer who sincerely believes that his work helps keep Texans safe. When he testified in favor of Senate Bill 3 and Senate Bill 1505—propos…

Texas SB 3 Hearing: Industry Advocates Challenge “Reefer Madness” Tactics…

March 7, 2025 | Legislative

‘Reefer Madness’ Rhetoric vs. Industry Response A contentious Texas Senate hearing on Senate Bill 3 (SB 3) – a proposal to ban all consumable forms of THC – erupted into a fierce debate between prohibition advocates and a broad coalition of industry experts, medical patients, and vete…

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