Hemp Debate Intensifies as Texas Lawmakers Confront Explosive Retail Market
Austin, Texas – Texas state Sen. Charles Perry found himself in a dilemma as he sat down for a Senate committee hearing to address the issue of psychoactive hemp products being sold in the state. Perry’s previous legislation in 2019 had inadvertently opened the doors to a massive market of consumable hemp products in Texas, leading to an unregulated retail market for psychoactive items. The sale of cannabis products in Texas skyrocketed following the passage …