SB3

On a screenshot, SB 3 exists but is mislabeled, but a photo, it’s gone. Something isn’t adding up.
Texas, I got to hand it to you, this is a preemptive strike. I find this interesting, Senate Bill 3, Texas’ big hemp and THC ban, isn't on the Legislature’s website. Maybe someone doesn’t want the public digging too deep before it moves forward? Considering how many states are cracking down on hemp before cannabis markets fully open, and how Illinois is already backpedaling after its own mess, you have to wonder, who’s really pulling the strings here?
Meet SB 3, The “If You Can’t Regulate It, Ban It” Bill. This one aims to wipe out all THC products, including delta-8 and THCA. Because, apparently, when regulation is too hard, banning everything is the next best option.
Illinois already tried this playbook, handing hemp over to cannabis regulations to squeeze out small operators. But they pushed too hard, and now? They’re scrambling because the industry threw a fit. Turns out, picking winners and losers backfires. Who knew?
Texas is taking it a step further, instead of just making hemp harder to sell, Texas is going for the full ban.
What’s the logic? Public safety, of course. Because God forbid someone buys a legal, lab-tested product when they could just hit up an unregulated source instead. Remember the good old days of Ziplock baggies and mystery edibles? Brilliant strategy, guys.
Big cannabis and alcohol are eating this up. Ever notice how these bans never seem to touch their business models? If you’re a dispensary or liquor distributor, you’re just sitting back watching hemp retailers get steamrolled while demand shifts in your direction. It’s almost like… they planned it?
The hemp industry has been playing whack-a-mole with state laws for years. Tweak a molecule, rename it, boom, new loophole. Now, instead of tackling real crime, law enforcement gets to waste time busting smoke shops.
The ones that followed the law, built businesses, paid taxes, and hired employees? They get left holding the bag while bigger companies quietly swoop in with “licensed” THC products under state-approved dispensaries.
Texas, take notes, Illinois tried this. If Texas goes through with this, expect history to repeat itself, just with more cowboy hats and bad decisions.
The pattern keeps repeating… and hemp is under attack because the people in power don’t want competition. They want control. Those funding these politicians want to make sure only their version of THC is legal. And Texas is next in line to help them get their way.
If you want the other side of the fence & want to read a legalization bill instead, Rep. Jessica González's HB 1208 lays out a full framework for adult-use cannabis in Texas, here’s the full text: https://lnkd.in/eX7qGPKi
Senate Bill 3 (Texas 2025-2026)
Proposed by: Senator Charles Perry
Backed by: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
Read it… Still missing. Wonder why?
Thanks for F'nAround with me this morning.