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Texas Senate to pursue ban on THC products next year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says (www.rawstory.com)

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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 2 years 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 2 years ago

Sounds like small government to me!

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

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

[–] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] lengau@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago

Add DC, Puerto Rico and Guam.

[+] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works -7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

These products are only taxed the 6.25 percent Texan sales tax. They aren't losing out on much

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Michigan made almost $300 million last year just on weed, and this year is looking even higher. Texas has a population 3x that of MI. If they legalize it fully and tax like alcohol and tobacco they would be missing out on a lot more. But whatever, we should give Texas to Mexico.

[–] rodolfo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

We should give Texas to Mexico.

No.

[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Almost every legal state adds an additional tax for cannabis products. For example, Michigan charges an additional 10% on top of the regular sales tax that applies

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But that's not what we are talking about. We are talking about Delta 8 and other cannibinoid products that were legalized by Republicans with the farm bill. These products became legally available, overnight nationally when that passed.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yet another reason to avoid Texas at all costs

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

tbf, fire ants are reason enough.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago

New Mexico will gladly sell you plenty of THC.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 4 points 2 years ago

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 2 years ago

lol