Category: Texas

Texas Is Moving to Shut Down the Hemp Market

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Texas helped build one of the largest hemp THC markets in the country, then moved to shut it down. As regulators tighten rules and enforcement increases, businesses are left exposed and the future of hemp-derived cannabinoids hangs in the balance. This is not a simple crackdown. It is a full policy reversal with real economic consequences.

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THE MONEY BEHIND CANNABIS PROHIBITION

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Cannabis prohibition in the United States no longer survives on raids and panic films. It survives through ballot thresholds, legislative rewrites, regulatory choke points, and lobbying disclosures. This documented audit follows the filings behind legalization war chests, opposition strategies, and the institutional structures that still shape cannabis policy even after voters move on.

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Texas Moves to Ban Smokable Cannabis

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Texas regulators are moving to eliminate smokable cannabis without passing a law. After lawmakers failed to ban THC products, state agencies rewrote testing standards and imposed crushing fees that push legal cannabis out of reach. The result is prohibition by process, driven by selective morality, political pressure, and regulatory maneuvering.

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Reefer Report Card Vol. 23:

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This week’s Reefer Report Card exposes the hemp industry's battle for survival in the face of a proposed federal THC ban that threatens the entire hemp market. From state-level chaos to Congress playing politics with small farmers and patients, the hemp economy struggles to breathe. No real wins, just industry confusion and political games.

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The South’s Quiet Cannabis Rebellion

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Across Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, quiet legalization is replacing old fear. Dispensaries open, hemp farms thrive, and police turn away from small possession. Lawmakers who once preached prohibition now profit from regulation. The Bible Belt’s cannabis rebellion is alive and growing, and the South is no longer waiting for Washington to catch up.

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Reefer Report Card: The Week in Weed, Rated September 27, 2025 – Vol. 16

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This week’s cannabis report card runs the gamut: Ohio hits $3B in sales while federal reform stays stuck, Connecticut raids smoke shops, and California wipes out 21,000 plants in public land raids. The lone bright spot comes from Thailand, where the new Prime Minister pledged support for reform. One win, too many failures.

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