The game they are playing with the THCA loophole is going to backfire on them real soon, too. The feds have already announced they are working on changing the testing regulations so testing will need to be done by approved facilities and all testing will need to be done with flower post-decarboxylation. This article has a lot of info on that https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/texas/news/15686642/thca-in-the-farm-bill-amendment-goes-far-beyond-closing-loopholesView attachment 139249
Just saw this video ad today. Notice the lack of Marijuana in the picture.
This is what schedule II gets you. Canna-pills controlled like codeine, only availably by prescription at CVS or other local pharmacies.
Also, the cannabinoids will likely be grown in yeast cultures rather than on plants. If plants are used only big-ag will be growing the weed for big-pharma.
For all the hippies out west that sold the plant to the government as medicine to stay out of the pokey (instead of keep fighting for decriminalization) this is your unintended consequence. They argued for better weed laws inastead of abolishing all of them. The hippies went from hating the government and not trusting them to advocating more and better government (like that exists)
This is what happens when you ask for permission. "may I exercize my rights pretty please?"The game they are playing with the THCA loophole is going to backfire on them real soon, too. The feds have already announced they are working on changing the testing regulations so testing will need to be done by approved facilities and all testing will need to be done with flower post-decarboxylation. This article has a lot of info on that https://www.cannabisbusinesstimes.com/us-states/texas/news/15686642/thca-in-the-farm-bill-amendment-goes-far-beyond-closing-loopholes