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The Texas Hemp Business Council is urging lawmakers to reject SB 5, calling it a monopolistic power grab that would ban federally legal hemp products.

The Texas Hemp Business Council issued a statement today regarding the introduction of SB 5 during a special session of the 89th Texas Legislature.

Statement by the Texas Hemp Business Council on Governor Abbott’s veto of SB 3.

The Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) today announced that its petition to stop the controversial hemp ban has reached 147,979 signatures.

Texas Republicans are more likely to oppose than support Senate Bill 3, the ban on hemp-based products that is now awaiting a decision from Gov. Greg Abbot

AUSTIN, Texas, June 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Texas veterans, small business owners, farmers and other industry leaders stood together Monday at the Texas Capitol calling on Governor Greg Abbott...

Editor's Note: The time of the press conference has been updated to 9:30 a.m. CST. All other details remain the same. Farmers, Veterans, Small Business Owners and Hemp Advocates to Speak Out Against...

Farmers, Veterans, Small Business Owners and Hemp Advocates to Speak Out Against Bill’s Threat to Jobs, Economic Growth and Freedom of Choice Over 100,000 Petition Signatures and Thousands of...

The Texas Hemp Business Council issues statement on the House's passage of SB 3.

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC), a nonprofit trade association focused on advancing and protecting hemp-derived cannabinoid products in the...