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THC Group Take: Texas Republicans are learning what happens when you accidentally legalize an industry and then try to put the genie back in the bottle. Patrick’s theatrical prohibition push crashed into economic reality when Abbott recognized that destroying 53,000 jobs and $8 billion in commerce over a moral panic wasn’t politically sustainable. The flood tragedy gives hemp advocates political cover to argue for regulatory solutions rather than prohibition, while Patrick’s credibility suffers from his bizarre press performances and public feuding with the governor. This special session will determine whether Texas adopts a mature regulatory framework or continues the failed prohibition playbook that created the hemp loophole in the first place.
Let’s see – common sense and hemp legislation don’t usually sit in the same basket
