--- title: Debate over THC heats up in Texas with Senate Bill 3 description: Texas Senate Bill 3 aims to ban all forms of THC, sparking debate over cannabis regulation and its impact on medicinal use and unregulated markets. image: https://420intel.com/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/In%20a%20bustling%20Texas%20legislative%20chamber%2c%20a%20group%20of%20seriousfaced%20lawmakers%20gathers%20around%20a%20large%20wooden%20table%2c%20papers%20and%20digital%20devices%20scattered%20b.jpeg --- [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) ### Press ESC to close [![420intel.com](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Asset%2016-1.png?width=300&height=162&name=Asset%2016-1.png "420intel.com")](https://420intel.com) - [Home](https://420intel.com) - [Advertise](https://420intel.com/advertise) - [Directory](https://420intel.com/directory) - [Topics](https://420intel.com/blog) - [Recreational News](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/recreational-cannabis-news) - [Business News](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-business-news) - [Politics](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-politics) - [Technology](https://420intel.com/tag/cannabis-technology-news) - [Research](https://420intel.com/tag/medical-cannabis-news) - [Contact](https://420intel.com/contact-us) - [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/420intel) - [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/420-intel/) - [Follow us on Twitter](https://x.com/420intel) - [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/420intel) # Debate over THC heats up in Texas with Senate Bill 3 - [![Buzz](https://420intel.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png?width=80&height=80&name=Buzz-No%20Outline-2.png) Buzz](https://420intel.com/blog/author/buzz) - [Cannabis Politics](https://420intel.com/blog/tag/cannabis-politics) - 10 February 2025 **AUSTIN, Texas** - Cracking down on cannabis is one of the top priorities for Texas Republican leaders in the current legislative session.    A ban on THC is one of the top pieces of legislation being pushed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. What we know: Senate Bill 3 would outlaw all consumable forms of THC from being sold in Texas.  It’s largely a response to a 2019 law that allowed for the commercialization of hemp, which includes products with THC under 0.3%.  However, the law came with some unintended consequences, such as the sale of Delta 8 and 9 products like gummies, as well as other chemical variations on THC that are more potent. What they're saying: "When we wrote the rules, we weren't fully aware. No one had heard of Delta Eight or Delta Nine," said Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Miller argues the end result has been an unregulated market where people don’t always know what they’re getting.   "It's just kind of wild, wild West. There is no oversight. There is no regulation," said Miller. "We can’t have that." Miller wants lawmakers to be careful to ensure any THC ban doesn’t impact medicinal use of cannabis.  "There’s a lot of people that medical marijuana helps—the PTSD, the glaucoma, cancer patients," said Miller. 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