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James Talarico: “This ban is a gift to the cartels.”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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James Talarico Interview 08-12-26

Published | Video Starts at 00:57

And Texans are still going to use these products, but instead of getting them safely from a local small business, they're now going to get it on the black market. So This ban is a gift to the cartels. We shouldn't be telling full grown adults what they should do at their own time. That is the nanny state at its worst. That is big government at its worst. (00:57–01:01)

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Asserts that the THC ban benefits cartels by pushing sales to the black market.

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