BY DANICA LLOYD & RYAN REYNOLDS
What they’re saying
What’s next
Patrick said state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, will file Senate Bill 3 to ban all forms of THC in Texas with “broad bipartisan support” expected. It has not been filed as of press time. In 2019, local siblings Kyle Williams and Jennifer Gilleland opened Herban Healing in Cypress shortly after CBD products were legalized nationally. As legal THC grew in popularity, they shifted to focus on supplying CBD to hospice care facilities. Gilleland said she’s glad they pivoted as she anticipates changes coming to the industry in the 89th legislative session. While CBD would still be legal, Williams said the retailers currently offering legal THC products would suffer financially. “I know it’s going to hurt a lot of people because if you walk into a lot of these stores around here, that’s one of the big sellers,” he said.
In testimony to the Texas Senate on behalf of the Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society and Texas Public Health Coalition, Austin-area physician Dr. Robert Emmick said he believes there’s not enough research to know how these products impact adolescents. In the meantime, delta-8 and delta-9 products should be considered unsafe for youth, he said, as teenagers and young adults could be at higher risk for developing substance use disorders. These three organizations made several recommendations to lawmakers, including: • Establish a minimum age requirement of 21 to purchase delta-8 and delta-9. • Require child-resistant packaging. • Bolster testing systems to ensure 0.3% THC guideline compliance. • Establish safety monitoring strategies and research to detect health outcomes.
“Kids can get [cannabis products] in all kinds of places—grocery stores, convenience stores, … literally
across the street from schools in some cases.” BETSY JONES, DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND STRATEGY, TEXANS FOR SAFE AND DRUG FREE YOUTH
“There’s different things that I feel like our products do for people that
if you try to outlaw these products, it’s going to be more harm than good.” RYAN MARTINEZ, OWNER, TWO LOCAL CBD AMERICAN SHAMAN LOCATIONS
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