In late May, the Texas Legislature sent Senate Bill 3 to Gov. Greg Abbott for signature, a bill that aims to eliminate the manufacture, delivery, and possession of any consumable hemp product containing THC or other psychoactive cannabinoids. Since then, a grassroots movement of small business owners, farmers, and citizens has been calling on the Governor to veto it.
Two weeks ago, the Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) and advocates delivered 5,000 handwritten letters and more than 118,000 petition signatures to the Governor’s office, and today (June 19), the THBC announced that its petition is up to 147,979 signatures.
“There have been well over 200,000 Texans who have voiced their opposition to SB 3 via email, letter, petition, social media, and text,” said Mark Bordas, executive director of the THBC. “It didn’t work for alcohol in the 1920s, and it won’t work for hemp in 2025.”
The THBC said the legislation will eliminate $4.3 billion in annual revenue and 53,000 jobs from the state, and also flood Texas with unregulated, unsafe products. A poll conducted by Baselice & Associates in March found that 68% of Texans support legal, regulated THC hemp products.
“There have been well over 200,000 Texans who have voiced their opposition to SB 3. It didn’t work for alcohol in the 1920s, and it won’t work for hemp in 2025.” Read More
