"Texas has become known as the biggest open recreational market in the country. 'Open' meaning no regulations," says Nico Richardson, CEO of Texas Originals, which sells only medical marijuana.
"It was meant to give agriculture a new product for the market, specifically in the fiber market," the bill's author, Republican State Senator Charles Perry, said at a committee hearing in May.
"I'm disappointed but I'm not surprised. When I passed that, I said if you guys screw this up by being cute..." said Senator Perry, reflecting on the unintended consequences.
The socially conservative legislature has voted down recreational marijuana year after year, yet Texas has inadvertently become the Republic of THC.
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