Texas Special Session: Lawmakers Divided Over THC Ban and Other Priorities

Special Session Focus: THC Regulation

• 🎯 The Texas legislature's special session is underway, with significant division among lawmakers regarding top priorities.
• ⚖️ A key focus is Senate Bill 5, which aims to ban all THC products, a top priority for Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick.
• 🤝 Governor Greg Abbott favors strict regulation over a total ban, indicating a potential middle ground.
• 💡 The bill proposes banning synthetic THC products like Delta 8 while regulating natural THC products like Delta 9, capping serving sizes for edibles and inhaled products.
• 🌿 Products with 0.3% or less THC, naturally found in hemp, are currently legal and would continue to be, as would CBD products.

Legislative Priorities and Potential Walkout

• ⚡ Democrats are threatening a walkout, which would block a quorum and prevent any votes, after THC and flood response discussions were sidestepped on day one.
• 🗳️ Beyond THC, the Senate is scheduled to discuss the powers of the attorney general in prosecuting election crimes.
• ⚠️ The order of priorities remains a point of contention, with flood response discussions not yet scheduled.