Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a bill on Sunday All THC consumables are prohibited,allow A booming market Integrate the statewide THC smoke, gummy and other products to continue to be sold.
Republican Abbott waited until the last minute to veto the bill, which was originally the strictest THC ban In the country, it has dealt a major blow to the state’s billion-dollar industry.
The law would have made misdemeanors that own, manufacture or sell easy-to-sell products of THC or THC, which is the latest Promote states to regulate THC After 2018 federal law allows states to regulate cannabis, a plant similar to cannabis that can synthesize the production of THC, a compound that confers psychoactive to cannabis.
Loops in existing laws have brought many registered goods into markets across the country, including strict marijuana laws.
Texas has some of the country’s strictest marijuana laws, prohibit all recreational use, and offers limited medical marijuana programs. The consumables market allows residents to legally use goods similar to cannabis.
Republican lawmakers criticized the product as dangerous because of the lack of federal oversight on how the goods are made. The Texas ban is one of the most profound of states that have taken similar steps. Several states, including California, impose age restrictions and restrictions on the effectiveness of THC products.
Critics of the Texas Act say it allows those who cannot obtain marijuana through the state’s medical marijuana program to obtain goods that can provide similar relief. Many retailers across the state also point to the tens of thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in revenue that the industry brings each year.
Last year, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would impose age restrictions on THC consumables, claiming it would hurt small businesses.
