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Texas' governor issued an executive order Wednesday mandating age restrictions on consumable hemp products containing THC. This comes after Abbott's veto earlier this year of legislation that would have banned the products outright.

Gummies, vapes, drinks and few regulations. Here's what to know about the ingredients that get you high as Texas lawmakers hold a special legislative session to regulate them.

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

After the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, THC products made from the plant have grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Now, more state and federal lawmakers are working to limit or ban the products.

SB3 would ban the sale of consumable THC products, but cannabis reform advocates worry it would have far-reaching – and expensive – consequences.

Lawmakers are struggling to balance demands for medicinal cannabis products with a wildly growing market that is outpacing meaningful regulation.

Some Texas lawmakers are contemplating a statewide ban on Delta 8 and 9. These hemp-derived products can produce a marijuana-like high and are currently legally available to purchase in Texas. So are they life-saving medications or a serious threat to public health? On Wednesday, dozens testified for or against a ban before a Texas Senate committee.

Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.

Texas hemp shop owners are celebrating recent signals from the Drug Enforcement Administration that delta-8 is not a controlled substance at this time.

Texas hemp farmers are preparing for their first-ever harvest despite complicated cannabis regulations in the state.

In Bergheim, Texas, just north of San Antonio, there’s a skunky smell in the air.

The Texas Department of State Health Services introduced a program to regulate the consumable hemp industry in the state.Consumable hemp products include…