Texas

"This would absolutely tank our industry right now," said Jake Garry, CEO of Fresh Grown Texas and Texas Hemp Coalition board member. "It would take away 50,000 jobs, $280 million in annual revenue from taxes, and also the stability of the framework for the impact on no longer being able to grow hemp."

Garry, who helped draft compromise amendments that were ultimately rejected, warned of unintended consequences. "Bans don't work because the demand never stops," he said. "The consumer has two options - they turn to a more unreliable out-of-state source or the black market that's completely unregulated."