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By Khaleda Rahman
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Podcaster Joe Rogan has blamed Texas' “crazy” THC laws in part for the GOP drubbing in the state's midterm elections earlier this month.
“Texas f***** up. They passed some crazy laws banning THC products and it's probably cost them the election,” he said on his podcast on Wednesday.
“It's legal in Colorado. It's legal in New York now. It's legal everywhere. Texas is a** backwards when it comes to weed and it cost them the election. Part of what cost them the election.”
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Rogan’s comments came after Democrats swept every statewide race in Texas in last week’s midterm elections, with Democrat James Talarico winning the Senate race and Gina Hinojosa ousting three-term incumbent Governor Greg Abbott.
Democrat Vikki Goodwin also triumphed over Lieutenant Governor Dan Goodwin, who has long fought the legalization of marijuana in the state and championed the state’s ban on THC products.
A ban on delta-8 and other hemp-derived THC products took effect in Texas on July 31. THC, or tetrahydrocannabinol, is the psychoactive compound in cannabis responsible for producing a high.
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