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TribCast: Is it high time to regulate or ban THC in Texas?

Will the House agree to ban consumable hemp products? If not, Lt. Gov. Patrick says he’ll THC us in a special session.

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THC - to ban, or to regulate? That is the question of the session.

Eleanor talks with Texas Tribune politics reporter Jasper Scherer and Heather Fazio, with the Texas Cannabis Policy Center, about how we got here and why this issue is taking center stage this legislative session.

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This week’s episode is sponsored by the Safer Texas Alliance and the Beer Alliance of Texas.

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