US EditionTexas THC ban: Lawmakers debate legislation against hemp, THC products
- Senate Bill 533 aims to regulate the hemp-derived THC industry in Arkansas, requiring a $5,000 permit fee for each store and banning specific products with harmful intoxicating THC elements.
- Senate Bill 533 also requires consumers to be at least 21 years old to purchase these products.
- Roger Crawford, owner of SunMed, argues that current bills threaten to effectively ban the hemp industry, highlighting excessive permit fees and stringent regulations.
- The Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association does not have a position on the proposed regulations, according to its executive director, Bill Paschall.
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Texas Standard
Houston Public MediaDan Patrick aims to ban THC products as a public health threat. Businesses and clients fear for their survival
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is looking to make all THC consumables illegal in Texas. That would take a hemp industry that has grown to roughly $8 billion by his own estimate and drive it underground.
Texas House Weighs How to Get Harsh on Hemp
A police chief compared the shops across Texas that sell hemp-derived products to “candy stores or fireworks stands,” targeting children with bright-colored gummies and chips. At the same House Committee on State Affairs hearing on Monday, a Kentucky-based hemp seller said many of their Texas customers are women over 55 living in the suburbs. Meanwhile, the committee members there to discuss House Bill 28, which would restrict nearly all consum…
North Bay Nipissing
Glass House Brands Announces Hemp Research and Development Agreement with the University of California, Berkeley
LONG BEACH, Calif. and TORONTO, April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glass House Brands Inc. ("Glass House" or the "Company") (CBOE CA: GLAS.A.U) (CBOE CA: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX: GLASF) (OTCQX: GHBWF), one of the fastest-growing, vertically integrated cannabis companies in the…
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