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James Talarico: “This ban on so many of these products that Texans use safely…”

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

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James Talarico Interview 08-12-26

Published | Video Starts at 02:09

What would you say to people who say, because those things still exist, this was just regulation, but not necessarily a THC ban. I think it proves the point I was just making, which is that this, This ban on so many of these products that Texans use safely is motivated by corruption in our politics. The, you know, big beer, big tobacco. They are threatened to buy a lot of these products. And so they are. They're the ones funding the politicians who push this ban. (02:09–02:22)

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Asserts that the THC product ban is driven by political corruption.

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