Gov. Greg Abbott declined to endorse Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s THC ban on Thursday, saying he needs more information about how lawmakers propose a prohibition that would criminalize a fast-growing cannabis market in Texas.

There is little doubt that a ban will sail through the Senate. But its prospects are far less certain in the House.

Read more The Senate State Affairs Committee began its discussion on a bill that would ban all forms of THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana on Monday.

Adopted and then approved 7-2 by the state Senate's Licensing and Occupations Committee, Senate Bill 202 would ban the sale of hemp-derived beverages, those that contain CBD and/or THC, until the middle of 2026 while the state finds ways to study, understand and regulate products in the same way it does with beer and liquor.

Over the past decade, thousands of CBD shops have opened across Texas. Allen Police Chief Steve Dye said marijuana on the market today is stronger and more addictive than ever.

What they’re all screaming about is, ‘We want regulation, but we want it the way we want it.'” By Jasper Scherer, The Texas Tribune Six years after Texas lawmakers inadvertently triggered the state’s booming consumable hemp market,