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Texas set to ban sale and possession of Hemp and THC products

816 sats \ 17 comments \ @sox 21h Politics_And_Law

Senate Bill 3 passed with 95-44 by the House, now pending approval by Greg Abbott. It would take effect on September 1st of this year.

In retrospect, I'm glad I could buy edibles and keep them with me on various flights, I feel lucky. But I mostly feel bad for the shop owners. This happened 4 times in my country and 4 times our shop owners lost all their money and supply because of political instability.

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140 sats \ 1 reply \ @elvismercury 20h

Is this just culture warring, or is there another reason?

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox OP 18h

Populism, a hell of a weapon

274 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 20h

Texas has always been a freedom larp'er

190 sats \ 3 replies \ @Aardvark 20h

Freedom to do what I allow you to do.

188 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 17h

Indeed. Its not freedom. Freedom is when you don't wanna stop others from doing things you would NOT do but don't harm others.

Conservatives are larpers.

5 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark 17h

Politics are for hypocrites.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 16h

Yep. You really can't avoid it. Principles are a liability

37 sats \ 5 replies \ @byzantine 18h

the hemp (synthetic thc delta-8/9) shops are vagrant magnets that destroy cities

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @sox OP 18h

I don’t know, the hemp shop I visited in Austin was located in a street full of shady people but it was the only store without them outside. I think it was because of the menacing bouncers and full-armed security staff.

In Italy we don’t have that kind of security but still, it would be dumb for homeless people to be outside of an hemp shop: it’s like asking police to arrest you

edit: holy shit was the THC I got, synthetic? That shit can be dangerous. I thought they were using a lot of legal 0.1% THC hemp as a loophole to create concentrates that actually work

183 sats \ 1 reply \ @Turdinthepunchbowl 18h

Well, careful with the term synthetic. You didn't get K2 or Spice which is more what you are thinking. Delta 9 THC is just derived from Hemp instead of Cannabis. It's chemically the exact same thing I believe, could be wrong. Whereas K2 or Spice is entirely different. I think it was the 2019 Farm Bill that unintentionally made THC extracted and refined from Hemp legal, which is why it became such a large industry.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox OP 18h

Oh, where I live, THC from Hemp is not declared as synthetic so maybe that’s why I got confused. I know that it’s heavily based on Ruderalis which should have marginal THC levels and historically used to make short-lived plants (automatics).

Thanks! I was worrying for nothing.

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @itsrealfake 15h

I've been getting these excellent CBD/THC soda waters from the beer store down the street. zero calories, just enough buzz to satisfy me.

it's a zillion times better than beer or wine.

if this sort of thing passed where I live, I would be bummed to lose out on the product I like. not to mention, it's a source of profit for the local beer store that has local music and sells pretzels and stuff.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @sox OP 15h

I tried TBD drinks without expecting that they would work and I found myself high AF in a pub. It was a really nice surprise lol.

368 sats \ 0 replies \ @guerratotal 20h

It’s crazy how politicians can destroy entire industries overnight — industries that they themselves allowed to exist, regulated, and taxed… until suddenly they decide not to.

It’s not just about hemp or THC. It’s about the illusion of “permission.” You’re allowed to build, grow, invest — but only until the state changes its mind. Then, everything collapses. No refunds.

This isn’t just political instability. It’s a reminder that true sovereignty doesn’t exist if it depends on laws written by people who don’t care about you.

I feel for the shop owners. They built something legal, followed the rules, paid taxes… and now they get wiped out because someone decided it’s politically convenient.

If this doesn’t wake people up about how fragile their “legal” freedoms are, I don’t know what will.

61 sats \ 0 replies \ @rootmachine 21h

Sledgehammer to Texas’ hemp scene. The House flipped from “let’s regulate” to “let’s nuke” in a single floor amendment, and now the ban is one signature away from becoming law on Sept 1, 2025. So there is still a little bit of time. Maybe they will change their minds.

51 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 19h

Welp better move to Colorado!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ge 10h

Weird to see it bringing in 8billion since it was decriminalized and now it's being shut down would of thought the money alone would be the passing element same with sports gambling in Texas brings in so much capital