If these products are being sold to “children”, government has no one to blame but itself.
For years, the hemp industry has begged lawmakers to establish age restrictions and enforce responsible regulations. In the absence of action, much of the industry implemented 21+ policies on its own.
Now those same lawmakers point to illegal, trademark-infringing products—already produced by bad actors—as justification for banning an entire legal industry.
If protecting children were truly the goal, they would regulate and enforce.
Instead, they choose prohibition.
And when prohibition inevitably pushes this market underground, the responsible businesses will disappear while the bad actors keep doing exactly what they’re doing now, except probably worse.
Our government pretending to protect children is LAUGHABLE especially when most of them take money from alcohol and pharmaceutical industries. Pathetic.
@NC_Governor Governor, hemp industry folk have been lobbying and working toward fair hemp regulations for a couple years now as you know.
HB328 Prohibition isn’t the answer.
I can’t afford to go out of business.
Thank you for your thoughts and efforts on the matter.
People around the country just now learning about how terrible Texas cannabis laws are, welcome to 111 years of prohibition in this state. Since 1915 in El Paso, we have been ground 0 for this war on a plant. Understand that when we end cannabis prohibition in Texas, it will end nationwide. We will not give up. And if you think we will, you severely underestimate the power of Texas grit.
🚨#BREAKING: Outrage is erupting after a Charlotte NC man who was PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED of M*RDER was LET OUT OF JAIL ON BOND by a judge for possessing a weapon...
...AND 84 MINUTES LATER he sh0t 2 men IN THE BACK and K*LLED ONE OF THEM
His name is David Simpson and he was sitting in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a warrant for possessing a WEAPON.
He posted a $10,000 bond.
The doors opened at 12:21 in the morning.
At 1:45 AM, 84 minutes later, he sh0t 2 men at the Country Club Apartments on Dunlavin Way.
One de*d at the scene. One in the hospital.
Investigators say surveillance video shows Simpson walking up BEHIND both men and firing twice.
Why?
A PARKING SPOT.
The victim lived a few doors down and had parked in the spot in front of Simpson's door.
That's it. That's the whole reason.
In 2013, Simpson was charged with FIRST-DEGREE M*RDER for shooting Richard Bonds during a fight in an uptown parking lot.
He pleaded it down to voluntary manslaughter.
He served ONLY FIVE YEARS.
He was out in 2020.
His record and found TEN more notable arrests AFTER that release!!!!
I found 9 separate sets of charges in the last 3 years alone.
He has literally been charged OVER AND OVER with possession of a firearm by a felon.
A man who already k*lled someone.
Who is BARRED BY LAW from touching a gun.
Who kept getting caught with one anyway.
...AND SOMEHOW A JUDGE SAW ALL OF THIS AND LET A MAN OUT ON BOND????????????
He refused to even come to court Friday morning!!!!!!
A judge had to ORDER HIM BACK that afternoon!!!
WHY WAS HE LET OUT OF JAIL??????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS!!!!!!!
I recently discussed a little bit of my story about being a business owner in the hemp industry and its current state with Dr Jon Epstein with YES! Weekly. . . Read all about it.
The “Agriculture” Bill That Will Kill an Industry https://t.co/lbFAJ7r2a4 via @yesweekly#hemp #cannabis
@mlbbowman - Let’s follow this line of thinking, the game plan makes no sense.
If the @Braves plan was to get 5 or 6 innings from Perez, then plan on using Thomas out of the pen no matter what…
Why lineup the tired regulars out in the rain anyway then?
Was the hope to score 15 runs?
Absolutely odd.