A special session of the Texas state Legislature ended on Wednesday night without lawmakers passing a blanket ban on hemp-derived THC products.
The failure of Senate Bill 6, which would have outlawed all hemp products with any “detectable amount of any cannabinoid,” means a major reprieve for a state market worth an estimated $5.5 billion.
ADVERTISEMENT
But with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick vowing to revisit what’s become a signature issue for him and other powerful law-and-order-minded Republicans, it also sets up a fight bound to resume when the Legislature returns to Austin.
Senate Bill 6 passed the state Senate before stalling in a House that was roiled by Democratic lawmakers’ fleeing of the state to delay a controversial redistricting vote.
“My position remains unchanged;
Read full article on Marijuana Business Daily
