Karen Reeves LGND

Senior Vice President of Investments & Head of Clinical Strategy, LIGAND PHARMACEUTICAL INC

Texas HB5: Karen Reeves' Powerful Testimony Against Prohibition #shorts

📅 Aug 16, 2025 Sublingwell 2 MIN 487 VIEWS 3 SEGMENTS · 2 SPEAKERS

A Texan with chronic pain faces HB5, fearing re-criminalization of hemp. She asks, “What will happen to me?” if safer choices are ...

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0:01And you are testifying against House Bill 5. Is that correct?

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Chair recognizes Karen Reeves testifying on behalf of Syntax Community Outreach and yourself. And you are testifying against House Bill 5. Is that correct?

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Reeves, K. (2025, August 16). Texas HB5: Karen Reeves' Powerful Testimony Against Prohibition #shorts [Interview transcript]. Sublingwell. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/339307/

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Karen Reeves. "Texas HB5: Karen Reeves' Powerful Testimony Against Prohibition #shorts." Sublingwell, 16 Aug. 2025. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/339307/.

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@misc{reeves2025_339307,
  author       = {Karen Reeves},
  title        = {Texas HB5: Karen Reeves' Powerful Testimony Against Prohibition #shorts},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, Sublingwell. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2025},
  month        = {aug},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/339307/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}

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Key Quotes (8)

“This bill is wrong. We hope that things will come to a head and this will change.”

CONTROVERSIAL

“We believe no one belongs in jail for a plant. I'm here to represent those people like myself that have hidden illnesses such as chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and PTSD. We are currently benefiting from cannabis and hemp products.”

CONTROVERSIAL

“Hemp helps. Hemp heals. We should not be considered criminals for choosing a safer alternative to harmful pharmaceuticals.”

CONTROVERSIAL

“Thousands of Texans like myself have long-term chronic illnesses. Hemp is helping us. It helps alleviate the suffering and the dying of those that don't have safe access.”

“Texans deserve the medical freedom to choose what we put into our bodies. It should not be against the law to want to feel better and banning any type of hemp products will hurt thousands of Texans.”

CONTROVERSIAL

“Our Texas compassionate use program has been in effect since 2015. The products are too expensive and the products do not work for most people. The program in my opinion is a failure. Simple as that.”

CONTROVERSIAL POLICY

“If I'm arrested, what will happen to me? What will happen to my family if my house is raided? Will Texas start opening prisons for senior citizens and people with disabilities to help combat this problem?”

CONTROVERSIAL

“It sounds insane to me to recriminalize products that so many people are currently using with great success.”

CONTROVERSIAL

About Karen Reeves

Karen Reeves, Senior Vice President of Investments & Head of Clinical Strategy at Lig Pharmaceutical, testified against Texas House Bill 5 on August 17, 2025, speaking on behalf of herself and Syntax Community Outreach. She stated that she has hidden illnesses including chronic pain, anxiety, depression, and PTSD, and that she currently benefits from cannabis and hemp products. Reeves argued that Texans should not be considered criminals for choosing what she called a safer alternative to pharmaceuticals, and she described the Texas compassionate use program as a failure in her opinion, citing high costs and ineffective products. During her testimony, Reeves questioned what would happen to her if she were arrested or her home raided under the proposed legislation, and she asked whether Texas would begin opening prisons for senior citizens and people with disabilities. She stated that the bill would hurt thousands of Texans and called for better regulation and compassion. Reeves also remembered advocates who she said are no longer with them because they lacked safe access, as well as those who moved out of state.

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