As the second special session of the Texas legislature commences, the state Senate has again approved a bill to that would ban hemp THC products.
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott (R) renewing his call for a regulatory model for intoxicating cannabinoids and an age limit of 21 to purchase such products, the Senate on Tuesday passed legislation from Sen. Charles Perry (R) to recriminalize the market in a 22-8 vote on third reading consideration. A day earlier the body had given initial approval to the measure on second reading.
This comes days after the Senate State Affairs Committee unanimously approved the proposal, which followed the full Senate's passage of an identical bill in the first regular session this year.
"Nothing's changed, other than the fact that more and more information comes out every week regarding the impact and effects of THC on the brain the body and long term use, and the impacts of that," Perry said ahead of the initial vote on Monday. "This stuff is not good and it's harmful for those that use it, specifically on a long-term basis."
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