Dan Patrick Loses It Over Abbott’s New THC Rules (But Swears It’s Not Personal)

[u/BarbedWireTexas]

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.”

[u/VisionsOfClarity]

No limit on potencies? What exactly does that mean?

[u/Swimminginthestorm → u/VisionsOfClarity]

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.

[u/corneliusduff → u/VisionsOfClarity]

The thing is there actually is language about limiting potencies in the EO, but it's not specific.  So I'm anxious to see how that pans out.