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Texas Senate to pursue ban on THC products next year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says (www.rawstory.com)

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Wednesday that lawmakers in the state Senate would move to ban all forms of consumable tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, in Texas.

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[–] compostgoblin@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Almost every legal state adds an additional tax for cannabis products. For example, Michigan charges an additional 10% on top of the regular sales tax that applies

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

But that's not what we are talking about. We are talking about Delta 8 and other cannibinoid products that were legalized by Republicans with the farm bill. These products became legally available, overnight nationally when that passed.