May 27, 2025 • 6 mins
Check out this fiery, funny, and fiercely opinionated episode of The Ben and Skin Show on 97.1 The Eagle. With Ben Rogers out on vacation, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray take the reins and dive headfirst into the controversial new THC legislation sweeping through Texas.In this episode’s News Quickie, the crew unpacks the state’s sudden reversal on legal THC products—specifically Delta-8—and what it means for the booming hemp industry, veterans, cancer patients, and everyday Texans just trying to chill. The conversation quickly turns into a passionate (and hilarious) takedown of political hypocrisy, fake morality, and the absurdity of banning something most people don’t even care about.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
S The Been and Skin Show ninety seven point one.
The Eagle Been on vacation this week, but the three
of us Me, Katie and Christina will continue to party
with you, giving away Jerry Cantrell tickets all week long.
That's pretty cool. Now, coming up at five o'clock. People
love it when the big barbecue lists come down and
we have some food news for you. You do not
(00:21):
want to miss. That's coming up at five o'clock. But
right now it's time for this.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Give me that news quickie, you give it to you.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
So, six years after legalizing having a little bit of THHC,
the Texas legislator is about to approve a ban on THCHC. Now,
this is going to be big, big problems for the
multi billion dollar hemp industry here in Texas. They rely
on legal over the COUNTERHC products. We've talked about CD oils,
(00:52):
things like that. We've also talked for sure about these
THHC alcoholic drinks as well, which at all our liquor
stores very quickly over the last two years, like almost
a whole aisle of them at some.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Of your bigger liquor stores.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
Yeah, I uh, I've always been confused by this because
I have not followed the laws closely to understand what's
going on. But I may I think people that listen
to the show have listened to the show. I've known
for a long time. I think it's absolutely absurd that
marijuana is illegal, Like it's absurd and this so we
(01:27):
have a new laws coming down and so now there
can't be any of it available, or I guess I
was a little confused as to what level was already available.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
I think I think what you're saying is coming from
a from an extreme place on that not an extreme man.
That's a big But like, I think most people don't care.
I think most people don't care if it's legal or not.
But I don't think there's a lot of people who
are like.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
I think it needs to be or I think it
needs to right right now.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Most people are kind of like whatever, it doesn't affect
the man and that, And my point is, then why
would you make something illegal exactly that most people don't
care about, unless you're just probably upset that you're not
getting a cut of the industry, or it's fake morality
or whatever.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
It's so interesting.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
I don't want the government in my life unless it's
for my beliefs, and then I want to go take
stuff away from everybody because it's not what I want.
I hate all this stuff, right, maybe someone with a
Jesus complex.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
The fight is over consumable delta eight THC. That's another
thing that about this as there's a science level to this.
But that's what I'll SAYC is the kind that was allowed.
That's why you can have those THC drinks. See when
we were kids, you smoke a joint. I don't understand.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
When you're a kid.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Well, things have changed, you know, and now you have
edibles and things like that. I CBD oils and all
that stuff. The idea is that that strain of THC
is not as strong, So the edibles those are the
ones that are getting kind of ruled out. Well, edibles
you kind of you couldn't get here anyways. That's what
I'm saying. I don't even understand.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
I don't even understand what I could DBD oils and
drinks is mainly what this is, okay, because most people
just know a guy and there's there are gummies that
have a small amount of this delta etc. In it,
and it's regulated to what it can be and this
was all passed in twenty nineteen.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Here's what happened, Here's what this is.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Why this happened because first of all, this can help
with pain relief, this can help with mental wellness. We've
seen tons of stories of you know, combat veterans come
back and like, I rely on this.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
I had a friend that had Parkinson's disease as he
got older, and he would have to get it illegally
because it would bring him relief.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Yeah, my uncle when he was dealing with cancer relied
on it hard.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
So uh, your guy, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, I mean
I hate him aka Resident buck Clown.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I hate him.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
He never left so late last year he's arted saying,
oh these products they are being sold with unlimited THC.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
They aren't, and they're being marketed to children. They aren't
like they're just not.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
But he's just lying because he didn't want this to
pass six years ago, and now he's got the power
to and he's he's the worst one of all of
these people. I mean, you hear a lot of names,
but he is the worst one. He's the one who
does not want gambling here. I want gambling in Texas
with I want it here I don't want.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
I don't want people telling adults what they can and
can't do, as long as it's not, you know, murder
like real stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
I get it. Let people have their vice, as you
a holes.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
My favorite part of the story, though, is a quote.
This is from a story in Axios and they they
reached out to h the owner of shell Shock.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
CBD and Richardson oh Man.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
His name's John Burke, apparently, I guess he told this
to CBS eleven.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
Quote.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
Texans don't want this. Let combat veterans be If we
want to have a blunt, it's no different than having
an old fashioned and kicking back. And I was like, man,
that's about That's the most simple way.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
You could put us. He's right.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
I'm a man that is a partner in a brewery,
and I've I've never made any distinction between alcohol and weed.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I just don't.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
It's it drives me crazy, crazy, and there's so much
misinformation about it because of propaganda to try to get
far extreme groups to side with him.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
I just I hate all this phony crap. I hate it.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Let grown ups have their vices, it's okay, regulate it
like you do alcohol or cigarettes. It's Okay, we don't
have to sell the kids. If some adult is selling
it to a kid, arrest him, I regulate it.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
I would like to invite everyone to send an email
to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and just advise him to
have a great summer.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
And then but let's go get a man.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I think if over one hundred or so people send that,
I think he'll get the message.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
You will it too? All right? Uh so is this
in effect as of today?
Speaker 3 (06:01):
As I don't think it's a fully finalized yet, but
it's it's going that way.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Okay, yeah, well, bad news for people that are into
that stuff. Ye bad question, you asked me to one
hundred percent. Sure, Bad news for us when we're supposed
to be delivering news. We're just it's not our thing.
Sa Ben and skin Show ninety seven point one The Eagle,
thanks for hanging out with us today.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Coming up next in sports, it's playoff time.
S The Been and Skin Show ninety seven point one.
The Eagle Been on vacation this week, but the three
of us Me, Katie and Christina will continue to party
with you, giving away Jerry Cantrell tickets all week long.
That's pretty cool. Now, coming up at five o'clock. People
love it when the big barbecue lists come down and
we have some food news for you. You do not
(00:21):
want to miss. That's coming up at five o'clock. But
right now it's time for this.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Give me that news quickie, you give it to you.
Speaker 3 (00:30):
So, six years after legalizing having a little bit of THHC,
the Texas legislator is about to approve a ban on THCHC. Now,
this is going to be big, big problems for the
multi billion dollar hemp industry here in Texas. They rely
on legal over the COUNTERHC products. We've talked about CD oils,
(00:52):
things like that. We've also talked for sure about these
THHC alcoholic drinks as well, which at all our liquor
stores very quickly over the last two years, like almost
a whole aisle of them at some.
Speaker 2 (01:03):
Of your bigger liquor stores.
Speaker 1 (01:05):
Yeah, I uh, I've always been confused by this because
I have not followed the laws closely to understand what's
going on. But I may I think people that listen
to the show have listened to the show. I've known
for a long time. I think it's absolutely absurd that
marijuana is illegal, Like it's absurd and this so we
(01:27):
have a new laws coming down and so now there
can't be any of it available, or I guess I
was a little confused as to what level was already available.
Speaker 3 (01:36):
I think I think what you're saying is coming from
a from an extreme place on that not an extreme man.
That's a big But like, I think most people don't care.
I think most people don't care if it's legal or not.
But I don't think there's a lot of people who
are like.
Speaker 2 (01:48):
I think it needs to be or I think it
needs to right right now.
Speaker 1 (01:52):
Most people are kind of like whatever, it doesn't affect
the man and that, And my point is, then why
would you make something illegal exactly that most people don't
care about, unless you're just probably upset that you're not
getting a cut of the industry, or it's fake morality
or whatever.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
It's so interesting.
Speaker 1 (02:11):
I don't want the government in my life unless it's
for my beliefs, and then I want to go take
stuff away from everybody because it's not what I want.
I hate all this stuff, right, maybe someone with a
Jesus complex.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
The fight is over consumable delta eight THC. That's another
thing that about this as there's a science level to this.
But that's what I'll SAYC is the kind that was allowed.
That's why you can have those THC drinks. See when
we were kids, you smoke a joint. I don't understand.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
When you're a kid.
Speaker 3 (02:43):
Well, things have changed, you know, and now you have
edibles and things like that. I CBD oils and all
that stuff. The idea is that that strain of THC
is not as strong, So the edibles those are the
ones that are getting kind of ruled out. Well, edibles
you kind of you couldn't get here anyways. That's what
I'm saying. I don't even understand.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
I don't even understand what I could DBD oils and
drinks is mainly what this is, okay, because most people
just know a guy and there's there are gummies that
have a small amount of this delta etc. In it,
and it's regulated to what it can be and this
was all passed in twenty nineteen.
Speaker 2 (03:19):
Here's what happened, Here's what this is.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
Why this happened because first of all, this can help
with pain relief, this can help with mental wellness. We've
seen tons of stories of you know, combat veterans come
back and like, I rely on this.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
I had a friend that had Parkinson's disease as he
got older, and he would have to get it illegally
because it would bring him relief.
Speaker 2 (03:43):
Yeah, my uncle when he was dealing with cancer relied
on it hard.
Speaker 3 (03:47):
So uh, your guy, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, I mean
I hate him aka Resident buck Clown.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
I hate him.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
He never left so late last year he's arted saying,
oh these products they are being sold with unlimited THC.
Speaker 2 (04:04):
They aren't, and they're being marketed to children. They aren't
like they're just not.
Speaker 3 (04:09):
But he's just lying because he didn't want this to
pass six years ago, and now he's got the power
to and he's he's the worst one of all of
these people. I mean, you hear a lot of names,
but he is the worst one. He's the one who
does not want gambling here. I want gambling in Texas
with I want it here I don't want.
Speaker 1 (04:25):
I don't want people telling adults what they can and
can't do, as long as it's not, you know, murder
like real stuff.
Speaker 2 (04:32):
I get it. Let people have their vice, as you
a holes.
Speaker 3 (04:35):
My favorite part of the story, though, is a quote.
This is from a story in Axios and they they
reached out to h the owner of shell Shock.
Speaker 2 (04:43):
CBD and Richardson oh Man.
Speaker 3 (04:45):
His name's John Burke, apparently, I guess he told this
to CBS eleven.
Speaker 2 (04:49):
Quote.
Speaker 3 (04:50):
Texans don't want this. Let combat veterans be If we
want to have a blunt, it's no different than having
an old fashioned and kicking back. And I was like, man,
that's about That's the most simple way.
Speaker 2 (05:01):
You could put us. He's right.
Speaker 1 (05:02):
I'm a man that is a partner in a brewery,
and I've I've never made any distinction between alcohol and weed.
Speaker 2 (05:08):
I just don't.
Speaker 1 (05:10):
It's it drives me crazy, crazy, and there's so much
misinformation about it because of propaganda to try to get
far extreme groups to side with him.
Speaker 2 (05:23):
I just I hate all this phony crap. I hate it.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
Let grown ups have their vices, it's okay, regulate it
like you do alcohol or cigarettes. It's Okay, we don't
have to sell the kids. If some adult is selling
it to a kid, arrest him, I regulate it.
Speaker 3 (05:42):
I would like to invite everyone to send an email
to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and just advise him to
have a great summer.
Speaker 2 (05:51):
And then but let's go get a man.
Speaker 3 (05:53):
I think if over one hundred or so people send that,
I think he'll get the message.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
You will it too? All right? Uh so is this
in effect as of today?
Speaker 3 (06:01):
As I don't think it's a fully finalized yet, but
it's it's going that way.
Speaker 1 (06:07):
Okay, yeah, well, bad news for people that are into
that stuff. Ye bad question, you asked me to one
hundred percent. Sure, Bad news for us when we're supposed
to be delivering news. We're just it's not our thing.
Sa Ben and skin Show ninety seven point one The Eagle,
thanks for hanging out with us today.
Speaker 2 (06:24):
Coming up next in sports, it's playoff time.
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