🚨🌿 TEXAS LAWMAKERS ARE COMING AFTER THC AGAIN 🌿🚨
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The battle over hemp-derived THC products in Texas is far from over. State Sen. Charles Perry says he plans to introduce another bill that would ban THC products across the state when lawmakers return to Austin for the next legislative session in January 2027. Texas lawmakers previously passed a sweeping THC ban in 2025, but Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed it, saying the proposal faced legal problems. Abbott instead pushed for stricter regulations, stronger enforcement, age restrictions and tighter rules for how THC products are tested and sold. Supporters of a complete ban argue that intoxicating hemp products are too easy for children to access and that the current regulations are not working. Business owners and industry advocates say a total ban could shut down thousands of Texas businesses, eliminate jobs and destroy an industry estimated to be worth billions of dollars. Texas currently has more than 8,500 retailers selling hemp-derived products, including gummies, beverages and other THC items. ⚠️ To be clear: A new statewide ban has not passed. This is a renewed effort expected to be debated during the 2027 Texas legislative session. Should Texas completely ban THC products—or regulate them like alcohol and keep them away from children? 👇🏾 Let us know what you think. Follow The SouthSide Signal for news that affects our communities. The renewed proposal and January 2027 timeline were reported following comments from Sen. Perry at a Texas Capitol hearing. (houstonchronicle.com) |
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I just want them to stop going back and forth on this. Business owners need stability to plan and grow.
Regulate it the right way and protect the businesses and the kids at the same time. Both things can be true.
Perry tried it in 2025 and it got vetoed. What makes him think 2027 will be any different.
I shop at one of these stores and the staff always asks for ID. Lumping them all in with bad actors seems wrong.
Nobody was complaining this loud when alcohol was everywhere. The double standard is real.
How about stricter testing requirements first and see if that helps before just shutting everything down.
This is Texas. They will find a way to ban it eventually. Just a matter of time.
Honestly the gummies do look too much like candy. I've seen them in stores right next to regular snacks. Something does need to change.
A billion dollar industry and thousands of businesses. You can't just ban all that without serious consequences for working people.
If they were really worried about kids they would enforce what's already on the books instead of pushing a full ban.
Every session it's the same song and dance. Ban this, regulate that. Meanwhile nothing actually changes for regular people.
The age restriction idea from Abbott sounds reasonable. Treat it like cigarettes or beer and move on.
I don't use these products myself but I believe in people's right to choose for themselves as adults.
My cousin owns one of these shops and she is stressed out every session wondering if her business will survive. It's not fair.
Sen. Perry needs to focus on things that are actually hurting Texans. There are bigger problems than hemp gummies.
I appreciate that they at least clarified a ban has not passed yet. A lot of people were panicking thinking it was already done.
Regulate it. Tax it. Use that money for schools or roads. This is not that complicated.
Billions of dollars in industry and they want to wipe it out completely. That makes zero economic sense to me.
They banned it, Abbott said no, now they want to try again in 2027. This is just going in circles.
My concern is the kids getting to these gummies. They look just like regular candy. That part does worry me.
8,500 retailers. That's a lot of jobs and tax revenue to just throw away over politics.
I have a shop near me that cards people at the door. The regulations are working if people actually enforce them.
Abbott vetoed it once already and now Perry wants to try again in 2027? Let it go man.
Regulate it like alcohol. That's the common sense answer. We regulate beer just fine.
Leave these businesses alone. People are making a living out here and they want to shut it all down again.