Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has convinced Republicans to impose a prohibition on recreational THC, the active ingredient in ...

Generally, there’s been way more chatter in Austin about the 2026 election and the potential Sen. John Cornyn-Ken Paxton cage ...

Earlier in the session, it looked like the industry might be spared. After the Senate passed its version of a THC ban in ...

All non-medical products containing THC in any form soon could be outlawed in Texas after state lawmakers approved a full ban ...

Marijuana is being grown just six miles from the Texas Capitol. The operation is fully legal, despite Texas’ strict marijuana ...

Texas lawmakers have passed a ban on nonmedical sales of THC, the intoxicating ingredient in cannabis, sending the measure to ...

An amendment passed by the Texas Senate to a bill defining medical marijuana use in the state greatly reduces applicable ...

Bill vote comes as a recent report by a governor’s forensics commission questions the reliability of some state lab tests on ...

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Under the new ban, possession of hemp products now carries a dramatically stricter penalty than possession of up to 2 ounces of marijuana. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) had threatened to hold up the ...

Dan Patrick to squash the state’s booming hemp ... other Texans who don’t qualify for the state’s limited medical marijuana program rely on their products for pain relief and other conditions.