Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) vetoed legislation seeking a sweeping ban on THC products, a move that highlighted the divide among Texas Republicans in how they view cannabis and how to approach the state’s multibillion-dollar hemp industry. 

Senate Bill 3, championed by Republicans such as Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick and state Sen. Charles Perry, would implement a ban on products containing THC, the psychoactive chemical found in cannabis and hemp. The ban on consumable hemp products with any trace of THC, commonly associated with recreational cannabis, included prohibitions against the usage of delta-8 and delta-9, which are both found in the cannabis plant. Banned products would have included hemp-derived cannabinoids in gummy, candy, drink, vape, or flower form.