From “CBD” Latte to Full-Blown Delta-9 Ambush: My Iced Caramel Nightmare + Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s SB3 Texas THC Ban Battle

Imagine this: I wander into that charming little coffee shop right by the old Cracker Barrel spot—now, sadly, gone—craving just a whisper of CBD in my morning routine. I ask for “a drop,” tell her I want what my friend got, and she says okay. I received a 16-ounce iced caramel latte—and it was delicious. I sipped and savored that latte over the hour and a half I lingered inside, then drained the last drop, hopped into my car, and merged onto Highway 59 toward the airport to pick up my husband.

No sooner had I left the parking lot than my vision blurred and my heart began pounding like a drum solo. I coasted to a halt in front of a gas station, too dizzy to steer and convinced I might not make it back. My husband had to come to get me, finding me stranded and terrified, still anchored to the curb by the strength of that unsuspecting little coffee misadventure. They hadn’t asked for ID. They hadn’t disclosed a thing. No warning, no honesty—just a “CBD coffee” sign on the menu board, and the reality of a full-blown Delta-9 ambush.

Friends, this isn’t harmless wellness—it’s a loophole that puts powerful cannabinoids into cups without so much as a whisper of caution. If coffee shops can slip Delta-9 into your morning pick-me-up, can you imagine how easily these products make it into the hands of high schoolers? No smoke shop required—just your favorite café or bakery. That’s why I’m convinced this market needs to be HEAVILY regulated. Every ingredient, every potency, every label should be crystal-clear to protect our kids, our communities, and our very lives.

Delta-9 THC (??-tetrahydrocannabinol) is indeed the “THC” most people refer to—the principal psychoactive cannabinoid in cannabis. Here’s the breakdown:

• THC stands for tetrahydrocannabinol, a family of several isomeric compounds.
• Delta-9 THC is the most abundant and potent isomer, responsible for the classic “high.”
• Other isomers, like Delta-8 THC, exist too—they’re chemically similar but typically less psychoactive.

So, when someone says “THC” without qualification, they almost always mean Delta-9 THC.

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