Don't Give Up: The Fight for Hemp in Texas Continues
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The fight for hemp freedom in Texas is far from over, even though the legislative session has ended. Advocates stress that now is a critical time for action to protect access to hemp products. Learn what Texas residents and supporters nationwide can do to join the ongoing battle.
Despite legislative fatigue, interim charges issued by the Lieutenant Governor will set the agenda for the next session. Texas residents must contact their legislators immediately to voice opposition against any proposed bans. Your advocacy is crucial to preserving the state's existing hemp regulations from 2019 and preventing further restrictions.
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First, what can Texas residents do to help your efforts to keep hemp free in Texas? And then secondly, what can people outside of Texas do to learn from your experience or learn from your business council so that they can help restore freedom of hemp access in their own states. Well, the first thing is we're not done fighting and people need to remember that and I know that people get fatigue and they like to think that, you know, the session is over so we're done. We're not done. It's not done. It's not over until it's over. And so for people in Texas, I would say, this is a non-session year, but something called interim charges will be issued by the Lieutenant Governor, which is um, the things he wants to focus on in the next uh legislative session, right? So what he wants the Senate to focus on. People need to contact their legislators and let them know that they do not want their legislators supporting a ban of any kind. Texas has had regulation since 2019 and the governor issued an executive order asking for additional regulations. People need to tell their legislators they do ...
