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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that lawmakers in the state Senate would move to ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in Texas.

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 78 points 1 year ago

This is your daily reminder that Republicans are NOT in favor of less government control over peoples' lives. They just need the right people to be hurt and controlled.

  • Women
  • "the gays"
  • PoC
  • Those dirty stoners
[–] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Sounds like small government to me!

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 32 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought that banning ~~guns~~ THC would just make it so that only criminals had ~~guns~~ THC.

[–] lengau@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a joint is a good guy with a joint.

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fine give up all that tax revenue, other states have been rolling in the funds. And because court and jail fees makes so much more money 🙄

Can we kick out Texas from the US now?

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Give it back to Mexico. It's easy to remove one star from the flag.

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Keep the star, add Puerto Rico, or if they decline, Washington DC

[–] lengau@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Add DC, Puerto Rico and Guam.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Next time I hear a rightie tell me how Texas is a "free state"...

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yet another reason to avoid Texas at all costs

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

tbf, fire ants are reason enough.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

God damn fireants. I wouldn't have to poison my yard if not for them.

Also, the weather alone is a good reason to avoid us.

[–] Lets_Eat_Grandma@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

“Dangerously, retailers exploited the agriculture law to sell life-threatening, unregulated forms of THC to the public and made them easily accessible,”

...life-threatening....THC

Citation needed buddy. A little THC doesn't seem to threaten anyone's life. Someone can die from an alcohol OD but dying from THC requires another condition or activity that is going on, and thus due to inebriation the death occurs. This is still at a rate far lower than alcohol, a legal substance.

[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 year ago

New Mexico will gladly sell you plenty of THC.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

NOOOOOO FUCK. I was really enjoying being able to get weed at the store

Stock up on some distillate while you can. I got 100g of D8 for like $50 bucks (independently lab tested)

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago