23 hours ago · State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), the lead author of SB 3, seemed hopeful that the Senate and House are "philosophically aligned." Patrick echoed this sentiment, saying he'd discussed the ...

2 days ago · “I named SB 3 a major legislative initiative of mine because I will not allow retailers to circumvent the law and put Texans’, and especially children’s, lives in danger. These rogue retailers are selling THC products containing several times more THC content than marijuana purchased from a drug dealer off the street.

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Mar 3, 2025 · SB 3 would continue to allow the non-intoxicating, non-psychoactive cannabidiol known as CBD, while placing firmer restrictions on those products — including barring sales and marketing to those ...

1 day ago · The Texas Hemp Business Council, an organization advocating for the hemp industry, called SB 3 an infringement on “the rights of law-abiding Texans.” “This bill would weaken public safety by pushing what are now legal and regulated products onto dangerous black markets,” Mark Bordas, executive director of the Texas Hemp Business Council ...

Mar 13, 2025 · The Texas Legislature is considering a major overhaul of the state’s hemp laws through Senate Bill 3 (SB 3), filed by State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock). This bill aims to tighten the rules around consumable hemp products by restricting the cannabinoids that can be legally sold, imposing stricter licensing and testing requirements, and ...

2 days ago · SB 3 will advance with three amendments incorporated. Each of the three amendments were read into the bill by its author, Senator Perry. Amendment #1 requires all consumable hemp products be tested in Texas with Drug Enforcement Administration oversight before going to market.

(3) the product contains any amount of a cannabinoid other than cannabidiol or cannabigerol; or (4) the product's packaging or advertising indicates

Senate Bill 3 aims to significantly restrict the legal market for hemp products by banning THC and nearly all other cannabinoids. If passed, the bill would allow consumable hemp products to include only cannabidiol (CBD) or cannabigerol (CBG).

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