AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Gov. Greg Abbott issued a sweeping executive order on Wednesday morning to ban THC for minors, an issue he said "Texas cannot afford to wait" on.

In full, Abbott ordered: • The Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to immediately begin the rulemaking process to ban sale of hemp-derived products to a minor and to require an ID check at the point-of-sale. • Within ten days, DSHS has to review rules to: Revise testing requirements to ensure that tests measure to total delta-9 THC content by accounting for both delta-9 THC and the conversion of THCA Revise application and renewal fees for hemp manufacturers and hemp retailers to help pay for increased regulator and enforcement costs. Clarify and standardize

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