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Texas lawmaker introduces longshot marijuana legalization proposal

A Texas lawmaker is using a special legislative session, called in part to regulate hemp products, to introduce a bill that would legalize adult-use marijuana.

If passed, House Bill 195, introduced July 24 by Democratic state Rep. Jessica González,  would permit adults 21 and over to possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis or 15 grams of concentrates.

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Though marijuana legalization has majority support in Texas, according to a recent poll, González’s proposal faces long odds.

Texas considering hemp THC rules, but remains anti-marijuana

State lawmakers are in Austin considering regulations for the state’s estimated $5.5 billion hemp industry.

That’s after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in late June vetoed a bill that would have outlawed intoxicating hemp-derived THC products entirely.

But Abbott wants

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