Banning hemp products is not a prudent public policy solution. Prohibition has never worked. It would wipe out an entire industry, eliminate jobs, and push consumers toward unregulated markets where there are no ID checks, no testing, and no oversight.

Please ask Governor Abbott to consider a regulatory framework which models what many other states have chosen—stronger enforcement, licensing for manufacturers and sellers, independent testing of hemp products, adequate labeling which prohibits child-enticing images, and age restrictions for consumable hemp products. Rather than banning hemp THC products, these reasonable restrictions ensure that adult consumers have direct access to the products they need, while keeping intoxicating products out of the hands of children.