Texas regulators are moving to eliminate smokable cannabis without passing a law. After lawmakers failed to ban THC products, state agencies rewrote testing standards and imposed crushing fees that push legal cannabis out of reach. The result is prohibition by process, driven by selective morality, political pressure, and regulatory maneuvering.
Abbott Vetoed the THC Ban. Now What?
Governor Greg Abbott’s surprise veto of SB 3 handed a rare loss to Texas prohibitionists, keeping hemp-derived THC products legal, for now. But Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is already plotting revenge. This report breaks down the politics, the power struggle, and what the veto really means for cannabis in Texas. The war on weed isn’t over. It just changed shape.