Texas Democrats are calling out a key Republican official for allegedly working to ban hemp THC products in order to benefit alcohol companies, which happen to be among his substantial campaign contributors.
During the last legislative session, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R), who oversees the Senate, championed legislation to recriminalize many hemp products. While the bill was ultimately vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott (R), the governor then issued an executive order on the issue and regulators have since enacted significant restrictions on derivatives from the crop.
Now, a key county Democratic Party and Patrick’s opponent for reelection this year are calling attention to the the lieutenant governor’s support from the alcohol industry amid his push to hemp ben products.
“We’ve seen the lieutenant governor take hundreds of thousands of dollars from the alcohol industry, and that’s what drove the policy around the ban on THC,” Vikki Goodwin, the Democratic lieutenant governor nominee and current state representative, said last week, according to The Beaumont Enterprise.
“I am in favor of treating THC like alcohol,” she said. “A part of my healthcare plan is taxing THC like we do alcohol and cigarettes and use that for healthcare.”
Similarly, the Bexar County Democratic
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