THC in Texas among the items to be handled

(Austin) — Governor Greg Abbott is calling state legislators back to the Texas Capitol. Abbott Monday called a special legislative session, that will begin on July 21st.

The governor wants lawmakers to tackle a half-dozen bills he vetoed before the deadline this past Sunday.

Among those bills was legislation that would’ve banned the sale of hemp products containing THC in Texas.

Meanwhile, there’s a growing battle in Texas over what is sold in smoke shops.

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick blasted Governor Abbott for vetoing his bill that banned all products containing THC.

Heather Fazio, who heads the Texas Cannabis Policy Center, says the governor did the right thing.

She says he knew that an all-out-ban would lead to a losing lawsuit. But the lieutenant governor says that he’s still upset that the governor vetoed a bill.

He says it had overwhelming support in the State Senate.

Even though the bill passed both the house and senate — there was growing opposition from some conservatives that thought it went too far, with some calling it a “nanny-law.”

The governor’s veto was one of about two-dozen that were announced this week.

Lawmakers will now be tasked with regulating what has become a billion dollar industry in a special session that starts in about one month.