By Alex Nguyen and Paul Cobler | The Texas Tribune

THC products will remain largely legal in Texas, but will be banned for minors and current regulations further enforced under a new executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott.

Abbott on Wednesday directed the Texas Department of State Health Services and the Alcoholic Beverage Commission to ban the sales of THC products to minors, require ID verification of all customers before a purchase and revoke the permit of retailers that violate the rule.

“Safety for kids, freedom for adults,” the governor said in a post on X.

Abbott’s order requires DSHS and TABC to immediately start their rule-making processes to create the age limit, but does not prescribe when the restriction must take effect. Abbott’s order also doesn’t specify the age threshold a

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