Texas Observer<p>“Who loves this the most are criminals and the cartels, because all the profit just got put right into their pockets.” </p><p>This week's top story, from Kit <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federate.social/@oconnell" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>oconnell</span></a></span>: Texas is renewing its commitment to a draconian state tradition— marijuana prohibition— with a new law that will cost 10,000s of jobs if it goes into effect.<br><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/dan-patrick-texas-devastating-thc-ban/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">texasobserver.org/dan-patrick-</span><span class="invisible">texas-devastating-thc-ban/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/hemp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hemp</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/cannabis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cannabis</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TXlege</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>