Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill Sunday to ban all THC consumables, allowing the booming market flush with THC-infused vapes, gummies and other products to continue to be sold across the state.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed 28 bills, including efforts to study teacher retention and a slew of criminal justice-related changes.

Developing strict regulations for hemp products containing THC will be the main task facing Texas lawmakers when they return to Austin for the special session on July 21.

Republican voters were divided on the issue with 46 percent supporting a ban and 39 percent opposing it. By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune A majority of Texas voters oppose a comprehensive ban on hemp-derived THC products like the one recently vetoed by Gov.

Medical marijuana and hemp can co-exist in Texas, if it’s done responsibly.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Texas’s medical marijuana dispensaries entered into this year’s legislative session with a two-prong strategy to expand: to loosen the state’s rules on their industry that has made the program largely inaccessible to those who need it and