Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a bill on Sunday that sought to ban all consumable THC products, keeping the state’s rapidly growing market of THC-infused vapes, gummies, and similar items intact.
The Republican governor issued the veto at the last possible moment, blocking what would have been one of the toughest THC restrictions in the U.S. and a major hit to Texas’s billion-dollar cannabis-adjacent industry.
The proposed law aimed to criminalize the possession, production, and sale of consumable THC — the psychoactive compound found in marijuana — and was part of a broader national effort to regulate the substance following a 2018 federal law that gave states authority over hemp. Hemp, while chemically distinct, can be processed to produce THC.
Legal gaps have enabled a surge of THC-infused products even in states with strict cannabis laws, contributing to a complex regulatory landscape nationwide.
