Jennifer Garza, who runs CBD American Shaman in Lubbock, just found out that Congress and Texas are teaming up for a tag-team suplex on her livelihood. A new federal THC limit—0.4 milligrams per container, because apparently someone in D.C. thinks euphoric molecules need to be counted with tweezers—would wipe out 90% of her store’s inventory. That means most of her shelves would go from “stress relief for adults” to “two lonely topicals and a dream.”
Garza says her customers are grown adults trying to sleep at night—not teenagers trying to blow clouds behind a Stripes. Her shop is so visually unappealing to minors that she proudly describes it as “boring,” which honestly might be the most Lubbock-appropriate business model ever created. But thanks to the ban, New Mexico—our perpetually cooler neighbor—gets to keep cashing in, while Texas lawmakers pretend this is about “safety.”
Meanwhile, Senator Charles Perry, a man who has dedicated years to making sure absolutely no one experiences an ounce of relaxation west of I-35, defended the ban like he’s protecting the moral fabric of West Texas from the horrors of feeling slightly less anxious. His suggestion to business owners? Sue the franchise. Classic “thoughts and prayers,” but with legal fees.
With 95% of the hemp industry expected to get wiped out, Garza is already wondering if she should sell her house and move her family out of Lubbock—something many residents consider monthly, even without federal intervention. But Congress generously gave her a whole year to “fight this,” which really means “a year to slowly watch your business die while pretending the government is doing you a favor.”
If stress relief is illegal now, does Charles Perry at least offer a coupon for therapy—or just more sermons?
https://www.kcbd.com/2025/11/21/lubbock-business-owner-faces-closure-over-federal-hemp-thc-ban/
