Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a bill that would close some loopholes in Texas law.
HOUSTON — A Texas bill could close a legal loophole and ban the sale of all THC products in the state.
Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said he was launching an effort to ban all consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, from being sold in Texas. His office emailed a news release describing the bill Wednesday night.
Patrick claims that retailers are exploiting a legal loophole and selling dangerous products. In 2019, the commercialization of hemp was legalized in Texas. The 2019 Hemp Farming Act allowed for the growing of hemp that did not exceed 0.3% concentration of delta-9. Delta-9 is the main intoxicating ingredient of marijuana.
Patrick claims that stores are targeting children with “dangerous” delta-9 products.
Senator Charles Perry R-Lubbock will sponsor Senate Bill 3, banning all forms of THC. Patrick says the bill will have broad support in the Senate.
“I trust the House will also see the danger of these products and pass this bill with overwhelming support so it can become law immediately,” Patrick said in a news release.
Marijuana is a Schedule I drug at the federal level, classified as a drug with “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.”
The DEA was holding hearings on rescheduling the drug to align with the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services’ view of the drug and its uses in medicine.
