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Fort Worth business owners worry the THC industry in Texas could be crippled after Congress closed a 2018 cannabis loophole.

More than 6,000 Texas smoke shops and related businesses could be forced to shut down if the ban goes into effect next November as scheduled. The industry is organizing a lobbying effort to get Congress to rewrite the law from a blanket prohibition to a regulatory approach.

The meeting covered the rules that were proposed last month by the TABC in response to Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order issued earlier this year.

The executive order comes after the Legislature ended a special session without the House, Senate and governor agreeing on restrictions.

A new state law outlaws sales of any vapes containing cannabinoids that would otherwise be legal in Texas, but possession is not explicitly prohibited.

Dallas and the Texas Attorney General's office jointly asked a court to issue a temporary injunction blocking a voter-approved measure decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana.

Lawmakers are expected to hold a special session next month to set new regulations on the state's multi-billion dollar hemp industry.

Abbott’s veto leaves the state’s multibillion-dollar hemp industry intact for now.

The move infuriated Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the powerful head of the Senate, who had called the ban among his top five bills over 17 years in the Legislature.

A group of small business owners, veterans and farmers lugged 25 cardboard boxes filled to the brim with petitions against Senate Bill 3 to the governor's office on Monday.

Standing before a table full of THC-infused products, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick spoke about two bills that would regulate cannabis derivatives.

The House on Wednesday approved the ban, after previously considering proposals to preserve the industry by tightening regulations.