{"id":2826,"date":"2026-04-03T21:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcysapc.org\/?p=2826"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:15:12","slug":"lt-gov-patrick-adds-thc-to-senate-priorities-among-emerging-issues-ahead-of-the-2027-legislative-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tcysapc.org\/?p=2826","title":{"rendered":"Lt Gov. Patrick adds THC to Senate priorities among emerging issues ahead of the 2027 legislative session"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday instructed state senators<\/a> to study a broad range of policy issues ahead of next year\u2019s legislative session, including THC and more.\u00a0\u00a0Patrick indicated a continued focus on banning hemp-based THC products, charging the Health and Human Services Committee with studying \u201cthe impact of THC on increased health care costs, mental health emergency detentions, and the risk of being diagnosed with a THC-induced psychotic disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patrick made a ban on the products one of his top priorities last legislative session, but the bill that passed the Legislature was ultimately vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Friday instructed state senators to study a broad range of policy issues ahead of next year\u2019s legislative session, including THC and more.\u00a0\u00a0Patrick indicated a continued focus on banning hemp-based THC products, charging the Health and … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t