Texas Poll Shows Republican Voters Oppose the Hemp Ban Awaiting Governor’s Signature

More Texas Republican voters oppose the recently approved bill to ban
intoxicating hemp products than support it, according to a recent survey by
Ragnar Research Partners.

The survey, which polled 800 likely Republican primary voters in Texas,
found that 47% of respondents opposed the ban, while 37% said they
supported it and 16% said they were unsure. Additionally, the pollster
found that 45% of likely Republican voters oppose banning THC, with 35% in
support and 21% uncertain.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) still has not signaled whether he will or won’t
sign the bill — or whether he is considering a veto, Marijuana Moment
reported. If the bill does become law, advocates say that the state’s hemp
industry, which provides more than 53,000 jobs, will be gutted.

The Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) said in a press release that it has
submitted 5,000 hand-written notes and over 180,000 petition signatures
calling on the governor to veto the bill. Mark Bordas, THBC’s executive
director, said in a statement, “Texans do not want SB 3. Texans recognize
SB 3 for what it is: an attack on the rights and liberties of Texans that
will destroy tens of thousands of jobs.”

“We respectfully ask the Governor to listen to veterans, small business
owners, Republican primary voters and others who want him to veto this
heavy-handed bill. We went out of our way to conduct the most credible poll
possible, in which the segment of the voting population least likely to
support our cause was queried.” — Bordas, in a statement

The governor has until July 22 to decide whether to sign the bill, veto it,
or do nothing and allow the proposal to become law without his signature.