The State of Texas is moving forward with regulations that will guide the portion of the state’s eight-billion-dollar hemp industry that deals with consumable products like gummies.

Thursday morning, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission held a public hearing to get feedback from stakeholders on proposed new rules that are expected to go into effect next year.

After Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed Senate Bill 3, which would have banned the majority of consumable hemp products statewide, he instructed TABC and the Department of State Health Services to implement emergency rules for hemp businesses to keep minors from accessing hemp-derived products.

Many in the hemp industry were on board, including Mark Bordas, the executive director of the Texas Hemp Business Council.

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