Texas Hemp Business Council Rails Against Senate Bill 5,

Texas Hemp Business Council, or THBC as it is also known, has decried a proposed bill that they claim will outlaw federally-legal hemp products.

Senate Bill 3 had received bipartisan support and was a bill that sought to prohibit all forms THC (an intoxicating THC cannabinoid) derived hemp. Gregg Abbott, the Governor of Texas, vetoed the bill in late June. The issue was then placed on the Special Session Agenda for future consideration.

Proclamation of the Special Session notes:

The law makes it an offense to sell hemp products to kids

The legislation should regulate the hemp-derived product, limiting its potency, regulating synthetically altered compounds and setting up enforcement mechanisms. All of this without banning what is a legal agricultural product.”

The Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Senator Charles Perry have now pushed for the adoption. SB5This is a revival, in essence, of SB3.

SB5 as defined by the THBC is:

“… a reckless repeat that would ban federally legal hemp products, kill small businesses and criminalize responsible consumers, all under the false premise of public safety.”

TBHC claims that SB 3’s veto has protected a $5.5 billion state industry, which supports more than 50,000 jobs. It also contributes $268 in retail tax revenues to the state coffers each year.

This group states that “Governor Abbott was right from the start: Hemp is bad policy for Texas and bad as a whole.” “Prohibition doesn’t work. The Texans prefer smart regulation.

The petition started by the group opposing SB3 received more than 150.000 signatures, and over 8,000 letter. In a recent survey, 61% Texans were against the ban. 70% agreed that THC products would remain available if appropriate regulations are in place.

While the organization is opposed to Senate Bill 5, it supports H.B. It says H.B.

“… a common-sense alternative that includes 21+ age limits, child-resistant packaging and setbacks from schools. This is the best way to ensure public safety and economic freedom, as well as the future of the hemp industry in Texas.

H.B. 4242 Briscoe Cain, a representative from the state of Texas, filed a complaint in March. [R]. It was referred to as State Affairs in the last activities of that particular month.

Last month, Governor Abbott signed House Bill 46, which improved access to the very restrictive Medical Cannabis Compassionate Use Program in the state.