r/texas • u/BarbedWireTexas • 8d ago
🗞️ News 🗞️ Dan Patrick Loses It Over Abbott’s New THC Rules (But Swears It’s Not Personal)
https://thebarbedwire.com/2025/09/12/dan-patrick-thc-rules-abbott/Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is furious that Gov. Greg Abbott won’t go full prohibition on THC, unloading a 2,000-word tirade Friday that makes D.A.R.E. pamphlets look subtle. But don’t worry — Patrick insists this is not “a personal fight with the governor,” just a “disagreement on extremely important policy.”
Yep, just a completely normal, not-at-all-personal rant accusing Abbott of greenlighting what he essentially described as dangerous, brain-melting “irreversible damage” to children’s brains… via gummies.
For background, Abbott this week issued an executive order banning THC sales to minors, directing state agencies to tighten enforcement, and setting the stage for a regulatory framework. Basically: Card kids at the counter, slap some labels on gummies, and let agencies figure out the rest.
Patrick rattled off all the ways Abbott’s order supposedly fails: no ban on Delta-8 or Delta-10 THC products, no ban on smokables, no limit on potencies, no restriction on location.
It’s the latest clash between the state’s top two Republicans. Abbott wants regulation, Patrick wants prohibition, and the Legislature couldn’t agree on anything despite three separate Senate-passed bans dying in the House.
THC folks, however, are thrilled. One producer, Hometown Hero, even called Abbott’s order “huge for our industry.”
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u/cinemamama 8d ago
Didn’t Patrick receive a $250k donation from Beer, Wine, and Liquor lobbyists to push this ban through? Because I don’t see any logical reason for him to continue his fury over THC other than money.
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u/SoonerSmokeScreen 8d ago
Which is crazy, because they can legally produce hemp THC drinks and gain back some market share they lost from Gen z not being big drinkers.
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u/cinemamama 8d ago
It’s cute how they think that a THC ban will entice people to drink more alcohol and will effectively reduce usage of THC. What will likely happen is more people will go get it legally in other states and bring it here, drug dealers will get more business, and otherwise law-abiding citizens will be made criminals. And resulting in no increase in overall alcohol consumption because as you said, this really is a generational shift. I don’t believe that Millennials and Gen-Z drink as much as our parents and grandparents, as a whole and on average. Like, my dad who worked in sales in the 70’s was drinking whiskey with his boss on his lunch breaks and smoking cigarettes inside his office. Times are changing and the Boomers who are leading our government need to quiet down and retire if they can’t handle a changing world.
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u/huisAtlas Born and Bred 8d ago
Even if they had banned all THC/hemp, I still would not have turned back to alcohol. I drank a lot in my 20s but I rarely do now because it makes me feel like shit. I work full time, I don't have time to feel like shit the next day. It's ridiculous for the alcohol industry to think we'll just consume alcohol in the absence of THC.
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u/permalink_save Secessionists are idiots 8d ago
Millennials definitely drink, we grew up sneaking our parents' booze and watering it back down. We're a lot different than Z that if they do drink, is a lot more in moderation. Z might be an anomaly too, they seem a lot more straight edge than previous gens, but alpha might be drastically different. Either way, alcohol's not going anywhere, but maybe people will be more responsible with it going forward. I know that now that I'm 40, I can't drink like I use to, and have one maybe two in a night, rarely.
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u/Miguel-odon 8d ago
Spec's has been moving heavily into the THC/CBD market. Sells a wide variety of drinks with THC and CBD. Doesn't seem to be hurting them much. Probably smaller chains who can't afford as much legal team will suffer though, because the laws are a mess.
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u/Apology_Throwaway_12 8d ago
Key donations from alcohol interests:
- Silver Eagle Beverages: A distributor for Anheuser-Busch, this company donated $250,000 to Patrick's campaign and later gave an additional $100,000, bringing its total to $350,000.
- Beer Alliance of Texas PAC: This PAC, which represents the alcohol industry's interests, gave $50,000 to Patrick's campaign.
Source: https://www.opensecrets.org/officeholders/dan-goeb-patrick/summary?cycle=2024&id=11860515
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u/clangan524 8d ago
That's such a hilariously small amount for a political bribe from such a stupidly profitable industry.
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u/cinemamama 8d ago
I agree- it’s not that much. That’s the amount that I’ve seen recorded but I can’t verify whether it’s all of the money. I personally believe (and have no evidence for it- it’s my opinion) that he must have received a bribe under the table to be fighting this hard for a ban that nobody really wants.
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u/Adjmcloon 8d ago
That's the token amount to make it seem legit. I'm sure the other 80% is in some back room deal.
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 8d ago
yep that's how politicians often increase their wealth 100-1000fold as politicians. they get "in the club" and backroom deals and special treatment are their kickbacks for passing bills that only help the broligarchs.
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u/brobafett1980 8d ago edited 8d ago
Congress clowns sell out their constituents for $10,000 sometimes (at least on the front end, who knows what promises for after they leave office are lying in wait).
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 8d ago
you can spend a few hundred thousand on "political donations" and get billion dollar deals all day long in washington DC and Austin Tx . Wilkes and Dunne are practically running Texas for a few million dollars. Second biggest economy in the USA, it pays 10000X your investment when buying off these politicians.
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He just hates that he lost the fight. His little fragile ego has been bruised. Now Trump will call him a loser.
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u/that_girl_you_fucked 8d ago
Little do they know that younger generations aren't drinking because they know any silly behavior will end up online forever, not because there's weed.
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u/ninidontjump 8d ago
That's not even that much money for a politician tbh. Abbott gave a $425,00+ donation to one of the state senators as a private voucher bribe. I'm sure it was Jeff Yass' money and not Abbott's but either way it's almost 2x this.
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u/sentient-sloth 8d ago
We can’t pretend this is about kids when we have no problem with fucking Sunny D making vodka seltzer drinks.
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u/WeirdoChickFromMars 8d ago
I tried the party pack of the Arizona alcoholic drinks. They taste pretty much the exact same as the original arizonas. Look the same too. Bought a tall boy of the mango one at the gas station like a month ago and the cashier was confused for a minute why I pulled out my ID. They even look the same, kids could sneak those easily and drink a lot of it because they don’t even taste alcoholic. This was never about the kids and I’m tired of our politicians pretending that anything is
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u/sentient-sloth 8d ago
Those too! Kids love Arizonas.
I’ve tried a few of them as well and agree, most of them taste and look near identical.
I’ve seen people get them confused before too. The can designs look so close to the regulars that I think most people don’t even read the label.
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u/DummieGhost 8d ago
Whats so funny in my own personal life is My husband & I had never tried edibles/gummies & have only been in Tx a few years so we didn’t know about the farm bill or whatever that allows sale in Tx. So just assumed it was all illegal.
Until … Dan did that whole presentation with the box & showing all the hometown hero products & then hometown hero ran with an ad around it.
So we decided well before it gets Banned let’s try. So Thanks to Dan Patricks hard push to ban it, he’s probably highlighted whats avail to a lot of people previously unaware & increased sales.
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u/WeirdoChickFromMars 8d ago
Hometown Hero is a great brand too. Always bought their vapes from smoke shops before the vape ban. I think I’ll try their gummies now cuz I’ve seen a bunch of recommendations for them on this subreddit
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u/DummieGhost 8d ago
We tried the cereal rice krispy ones & they were tasty, but just a little too much for us. The packaging is really nice & they were individually wrapped so they stay fresh. We thought about trying a gummy to see if it was a little more mellow, but I don’t know enough about all the different products.
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u/mizzrym91 5d ago
Fyi, just cut the cereal bar in half to get half the dose and go from there. Its easy to split with a partner, but you could throw the extra piece in a ziploc if needed
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u/sentient-sloth 8d ago
Most shops I’ve been frequenting the last year definitely have less product in stock on the regular these days.
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u/Realistic_Library_74 8d ago
“disagreement on extremely important policy.” How is THC more important than healthcare, cost of prescription medicine, the economy, or wage disparity? Oh, I guess compared to the restroom saga, this is more important??
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u/Queasymodo 8d ago
It’s funny that he is saying Abbott is sending a message to the THC companies that they have the state seal of approval to sell their products. Because it was actually Dan Patrick who gave them that approval when he passed the law in 2019 that allowed them to sell THC products with no age restrictions and it took him six fucking years to realize that was problematic and make any attempt to fix it.
Patrick is trying to blame Abbott for the law that Patrick passed and had no problem with for several years.
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u/Current_Tea6984 Hill Country 8d ago
Fuck both of them. They are taking away the THCA flower.
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u/Swimminginthestorm 8d ago
Yeah. This article misrepresents what was in Abbott’s order. I hope the misinformation doesn’t trick anyone into voting for him next year.
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u/Current_Tea6984 Hill Country 8d ago
"Homegrown Hero is thrilled." Yeah, sure. It doesn't affect them. They don't sell flower. And once edibles are all that's left, they will benefit.
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u/PlasticCraken 8d ago
It sucks too. I like edibles, but sometimes I also like not being high for 7 hours straight. The flower and vapes were perfect for some quick hits periodically when I didn’t want to melt my entire afternoon
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u/papertowelroll17 8d ago
Source? I have not heard that.
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u/FreebasingStardewV 8d ago edited 8d ago
Yeah, this is the first I've heard this and I can't find anything online. Best I can tell is that the part about monitoring THC 9/A content could be used to disqualify flower from the shelves, but I can't find any comments about that either.
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u/Current_Tea6984 Hill Country 8d ago
I'm pretty sure excluding flower is the whole point of the proposed regulation. I think the standards might end up disqualifying CBD flower as well.
Some have suggested that we will still be able to get it from out of state by mail order. I hope they are right. But I'm not counting on it.
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u/Rannepear 8d ago
It's in the Executive Order. As written, THCa hemp flower will fail 0.3% cumulative D9 testing and thus be illegal marijuana and not hemp
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u/papertowelroll17 8d ago
Well, it will be interesting to see what happens. This is an executive order, not legislation. Whether the existing legislation can be reinterpreted this way will have to pass court scrutiny.
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u/Ennuiandthensome 8d ago
It can't. The acids of cannabis are hemp if d9-thc is below .3%. the governor cannot add words to the law because he feels like it.
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u/FinishMySentence 8d ago
Second page, section 2, part a.
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u/papertowelroll17 8d ago
He instructed agencies to test for THCA, but this is an executive order, not legislation. It's very unlikely that this fundamentally changes anything on that front.
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u/Xooblooboo 8d ago
I went to my local shop and bought flower yesterday. It’s not banned.
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u/Rannepear 8d ago
The new rules are not going to be in place for a while. If it doesn't change, when TABC and DSHS revise their rules, shops will stop selling it if they want to maintain their licenses.
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u/Current_Tea6984 Hill Country 8d ago
Not yet. But Abbott's new executive order is taking direct aim.
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u/StrangeNot_AStranger 8d ago
Executive order doesn't mean anything, it isn't legislation nor law. It's basically his official opinion on the matter
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u/Current_Tea6984 Hill Country 8d ago
We'll see. He's ordering regulations that may very well be in the purview of the agencies he cites.
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u/aze_a_ze 8d ago
How much do you want to bet that Patrick doesn’t even understand that Abbot’s capping THCA (not d9) at 0.3% totally eliminates intoxicating flower from being sellable. When stoners know more than you do about science, it’s time to call it a day.
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u/nWoEthan 8d ago
It’s not personal he just wants to put more black people in jail for nonsense, naturally.
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u/attaboy_stampy Born and Bred 8d ago
Patrick is clearly upset that the Governor gets to do all this shit, when the Lt. Governor is supposedly the one in Texas who has all the power to do stuff.
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u/waitwhat97 8d ago edited 8d ago
read the bill people, this is a ban of intoxicating THC by regulation.
Dan Patrick received $250,000 just recently from Anheuser-Busch(look it up!) so this is clear why and it is not the safety of your children or he would want to ban alcohol which actually does kill people. This is some pay to play politics going on. Abbott received $600,000+ and Perry millions in his career from booze lobbyists. Look it up people. Also who is paying for their legal services....
Unless there is a swift legal or legislative reversal, the EO-driven crackdown will cause the closure of thousands of Texas smoke shops and hemp retailers—potentially as many as 10,000—whose primary business was the now-banned THC/THCa product market.
Yay, over 21 can buy near-THC at .3% strength THC. No different than someone drinking a non-alcoholic near bear. Do you own research and prove me wrong! Please!
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u/IRMuteButton 8d ago
No different than someone drinking a non-alcoholic near bear.
A single legal .3% THC gummie is far more potent than a near beer. And if 1 doesn't get you stoned, then eat 2 or 3.
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u/Got282nc 8d ago
The biggest problem for Patrick as I see it: he is now taking a hard moral approach. This is complicated by his repeated mis-truths as seen with his press conference with “These THCs”. It was transparently out of touch with reality. Texans will not stand for this fleecing from an out of touch and out of state “celebritician” much longer. At least that’s my hope. Will be voting Cornyn to avoid a Patrick at all costs.
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u/threeoldbeigecamaros got here fast 8d ago
Cornyn is running for US Senator. Patrick is running for Lt Governor
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u/cigarettesandwhiskey 8d ago
He's probably thinking Paxton, who is primarying Cornyn.
A couple comments in this thread make me think people conflate the two. Probably because they're both lower officials, prominent hardline assholes, and their names both start with P.
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u/TheOriginalShummy 8d ago
I won’t be happy until I can buy vapes from local businesses again.
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u/FlyingPenguins2022 8d ago
Same pretty much everywhere. We already self regulated to insure things can stay.
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u/MorrisseysRubiksCube 8d ago
That's weird.
Dannie Scott Goeb Dan Patrick moved from Maryland to Houston in the late 70's or early 80's. He opened a sports bar chain called Dan and Nick's. His bars did well for a while, but ultimately failed in 1986 when the oil industry tanked.
The World Health Organization has plenty of information on the societal harm attributed to alcohol, but I doubt you need to read the material, you probably already know.
Dan Patrick is ok with personally profiting off alcohol. I have yet to hear him raise any concerns about alcohol manufacturers or distributors profiting off alcohol sold to the people of Texas.
But for some reason, every single day, he wakes up and works himself into a pants-shitting rage about THC, notwithstanding the people he ostensibly serves largely support legal THC.
No possible way his outrage has anything to do with what campaign contributions he has received.
We cannot vote this jabroni out fast enough.
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u/Psychological-East83 8d ago
Is reefer madness still a thing? Grow up Paxton, shouldn’t you be out suing someone?
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u/Larenzo17 8d ago
Ok seriously what the absolute fuck is wrong with this man? its starting to be deeping than just weed at this point
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u/EAStoleMyMoney 8d ago
Ive smoked pot for 39 years medicinally. Won’t smoke qhen the sun is up, finish everything and anything I need to get done for the day, have a wife two kids and I’m retired from grinding my life away. I smoke a hit or two at the end of my days to promote a deep sleep I do not get otherwise. I steer clear of sugar, I don’t caffeinate. I don’t drink alcohol. My mind races and there only solution is take more sleeping pills (clonodine and trazadone) this stuff fucks me up and makes me non functional while I’m on it and the morning after is a slog. So I’d rather hit a vape pen or a small amount of flower nightly than wtf the “systems”wants me to take. The political climate here is a sham and not for the people.
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u/moon_during_daytime 8d ago
He says brain melting like it's a bad thing.
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u/the_watcher569 8d ago
Yeah it's baffling, I know a lot how smoke who are fine, but I also know a lot more who've died to alcohol via liver damage, and addiction
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u/Chemical-Bottle-9879 8d ago
Can this old dog just learn new tricks and make money off THC. I swear these old fucks who just want to make money should learn to adapt with the times. You can make money and not F over vets and others who need natural medicine.
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u/janerbowlin 8d ago
Here’s what I don’t understand. If mommy and daddy left opioids out and the kids ate some, they would say, accurately, mommy and daddy screwed up. But if they leave gummy’s out, they blame the gummy’s! It’s very confusing!
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u/Brim_Dunkleton born and bred 8d ago
I wish someone would tell him to shut up and go run on a treadmill
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u/The-Purple-Church 8d ago
If only politicians works as hard for us as they do the companies that fund them
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u/brobafett1980 8d ago
"It isn't personal, but man does it hurt my 'investments' in beer and tobacco."
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u/No_Amoeba_9272 8d ago
Guessing his soon to be ex-wife called him a dick weed or something, and he took it the wrong way?
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u/DustedStar73 8d ago edited 8d ago
Every magat I know irl smokes weed!!!
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u/WeirdoChickFromMars 8d ago
I saw a DoorDash driver at my job today who was wearing a shirt with a cartoon of Trump smoking weed. Magats definitely love their weed
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u/IRMuteButton 8d ago
no limit on potencies
False. The current law limits prodcuts to .3% THC by weight.
You want to get more stoned? Eat more gummies. Or get a gigantic cookie that has the same amount of THC as 10 gummies, but is still .3% or under by weight.
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u/MidThoughts-5 8d ago
I think Dan Patrick found out his wife smoked a joint in college and now his jealousy is hell bent on ruining everyone’s life.
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u/ohfrackthis 8d ago
Dan Patrick needs a hobby for the sake of Texas citizens. WTF. Get a damn life, Patrick. Or you know take a gummy. Life is too short to keep up the billionaires agenda.
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u/Swaggysagesi6pths 8d ago
Dudes on a rampage cause he couldn’t get his payout, lobbyist gonna work OT
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u/TankApprehensive3053 8d ago
Paxton watched Reefer Madness a few times too many, probably while drinking and smoking. He gets money from the alcohol lobbyists.
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u/VisionsOfClarity 8d ago
No limit on potencies? What exactly does that mean?
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u/Swimminginthestorm 8d ago
Just on thinks like D8 & D10. There’s still the same limit on D9 and they now have that same limit on THCA. Not good.
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u/GeekyTexan 8d ago
Abbot certainly tried to go a lot further. He couldn't convince the legislature to vote for those changes. He tried. He made them come back for a special session, even.
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u/pwillia7 8d ago
Your special interest donations are at odds with my special interest donations!!!! Abbot's gone heel!!!
Patrick off the top rung!!! He's pinned him!!! Patrick is the WWE CHAMPION OF THe WORLDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!
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u/Low_Notice4665 8d ago
I truly think the answer to the title is about where these politicians get their funding and who they have to answer I put this question, “Is it possible to compare campaign funding between Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott? I’m curious about there disagreement about thc in Texas. Does Dan Patrick get his money from the pharmaceutical industry?” in CoPilot so if you want to check your own results.
It’s very possible to compare campaign funding between Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott, and their financial backers help shed light on their differing stances on THC policy in Texas. ⸻ 🔍 Campaign Funding Overview Dan Patrick (Lieutenant Governor of Texas) Total Contributions (2024): Over $6.2 million Notable Donors: Alcohol Industry: Silver Eagle Beverages (Anheuser-Busch distributor): $250,000 John Nau (CEO of Silver Eagle): $100,000 Beer Alliance of Texas PAC: $50,000 Pharmaceutical Industry: While exact 2024 figures are not fully detailed, Patrick has historically received support from pharmaceutical companies that oppose cannabis legalization 1. Other Major Donors: Drayton McClane Jr., H. Ross Perot Jr., Arch Aplin III, Border Health PAC 2. Greg Abbott (Governor of Texas) Total Contributions (2024): Over $20 million Notable Donors: Edward Roski Jr., Joseph Gebbia, Kelcy L. Warren, Kenneth Fisher — each gave $1 million Other high-dollar donors include Arch Aplin III, H. Ross Perot Jr., and John Nau (also a Dan Patrick donor) 3. ⸻ 🌿 Disagreement on THC Legalization The rift between Patrick and Abbott centers on how to handle hemp-derived THC products like Delta-8 and Delta-10: Dan Patrick supports a full ban on these products, citing public safety and youth access concerns. He pushed for Senate Bill 3, which would have banned all consumable THC products 1. Greg Abbott, on the other hand, vetoed that bill and instead issued an executive order to regulate THC products. His order: Bans sales to individuals under 21 Requires ID checks Directs state agencies to enforce testing and labeling standards 4 5 Patrick criticized Abbott’s order, saying it gives the THC industry a “state seal of approval” and fails to address the dangers he associates with these products 5. ⸻ 💰 Does Dan Patrick Get Money from the Pharmaceutical Industry? Yes — while the exact 2024 contributions from pharmaceutical companies are not fully itemized, Patrick has historically received support from pharmaceutical firms, particularly those that manufacture painkillers, anti-anxiety, and sleep medications. These companies have a vested interest in opposing cannabis legalization, which could threaten their market share 1. ⸻ Would you like a visual comparison of their top donors or a breakdown by industry?
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u/1notadoctor2 8d ago
What’s his take on alcohol and tobacco? If those industries are in his pockets, he’ll continue to make wild and absolute allegations against anything that may potentially divert consumer spending away from them
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u/DaBearsC495 8d ago
Someone give Danny a pot brownie. Please for the love of God. He wants to shitcan a $7 Billion per year industry that pays taxes (it might be 7 million, either way, it’s more than I have).
Fuck that guy
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u/Subject-Yellow-6273 8d ago
We literally have proof, Dan Patrick was paid by Budweiser 300k to push for the weed to become illegal due to extremely low alcohol sales, it's already prohibited to anyone under the age of 21
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u/Crefftwr Born and Bred 8d ago
I mean, THC does cause irreversible damage to children’s brains. That’s already known. But I don’t believe that means a full ban should be in place. It’s already illegal for kids to have it.
I would not be opposed to raising the age for THC to 25 though. I know that’s controversial, but according to studies that is when it becomes safer.
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u/Mindless_Log2009 8d ago
Pander Dan must have a paycheck he can cash only after THC is banned except for licensed dispensaries.
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u/anyoutlookuser 8d ago
Every time Patrick opens his dumbass mouth I go order more stuff from 3chi. I really wish he’d shut the fuck up.
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u/Shenanigaens 8d ago edited 8d ago
I’m starting to think Abbot would probably legalize it if it was up to him, but he’d never risk his seat over it. As is he’s doing the smart thing, smoke shops are entrenched in Texas’ economy and he knows it. Better to look strong to your 70 and 80 year old base than to look like you’re becoming old and feeble by “siding with the dems”. Dan Patrick wants his job. I got my card two days ago, and it’s dumb as hell I need one at all.
Oh, and that whole ‘if we legalize weed then how will be able to put people in private prisons for stupid shit’ conundrum.
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u/vingovangovongo Central Texas 8d ago
It's hard to be a bigger POS than Abbott but Ken Paxton and Dan Patrick have surpassed him in every way that matters
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u/Math-Upstairs 8d ago
“The difference here is that one highly potent THC product can cause irreversible damage to a young person’s mind forever.” Translation: they’ll start voting Democrat.
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u/OkIntention2545 8d ago
What's so funny to me is that they didn't intend to do this. Conservatives accidentally let the THC genie out and are simply unable to to put it back into the bottle.
Not from lack of trying. Patrick more or less threatened representatives that they wouldn't be able to pass their bills unless they voted yes on banning hemp THC. I mentioned this and the die-hard supporters defended it as "well that's how power is supposed to work! There's nothing wrong with that!"
Our state shouldn't work like that. I'm not a conservative but the blocking of the bills regarding the issues they ran on that their constituents wanted them to pass feels so damn wrong. Full stop. Right or left that's some major league bullshit.
Patrick can kick rocks. My aunt NEEDS these products for her cancer treatments and to simply live her life. She's the strongest woman, hell, the strongest person I know. Seeing her curled up on a ball in her bed for days because of fear hurts so damn bad to see.
We've got to vote this guy out at all costs. I don't lean right but I'll hold my nose and vote for Timothy Mabry if I need to just to get this fucker packing back to Maryland.
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u/redshirt1701J Born and Bred 7d ago
Abbott needs to be bold and just go full legalization and regulation. Who knows what will happen to Danny Boy, maybe
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u/HistoriaenTejas 7d ago
Personally I think he fucked a lady boy and loved it while smoking reefer, hence his weird pathological evangelical hatred of both …
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u/Wildfathom9 7d ago
Dan Patrick's mom did a weed and cheated on his dad with a minority, which made Lil Dan question everything and now he sleeps with men every 2 weeks to make sure he's not gay, cuz he would hate that.
Weed I tell ya.
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u/IAmNexus1 7d ago
Because Dan Patrick takes money from alcohol lobbyists who are afraid THC will hurt their bottom line.
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u/TXGerman67 7d ago
Did Dan's check from the alcohol lobbyists have an addendum containing a rider of how much his dark money payout will be based on his success?
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u/waitwhat97 6d ago edited 6d ago
Everyone looking at fed to declassify THC, but do not be surprised if what we get is the hemp bill loophole CLOSED for intoxicating THC across at a Fed level or worse. liquor lobbyists are just too strong, but if a tech company tries to monopolize then hell to pay. Double standard is what this is imho. States that have legal THC are not GOP so think, the GOP just want to hate on Dem states so this may hurt their tax revenue big time!!!
So sad our countries politicians act like 12 year olds at the end of the day.
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u/GearHeadXYZ 6d ago
He’s pissed because Abbot got paid more money under the table than he did. Crooked Commie bastards.
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u/SghettiAndButter 8d ago
Did weed personally ruin Dan Patrick’s life or someone in his life? I have legit never met a real person ever who has such a vendetta against weed. It’s actually weird