The governor appeared to walk back his calls last month for lawmakers to regulate the state’s burgeoning THC industry like it does alcohol.

Greg Abbott finally broke his silence and said he supports banning intoxicating hemp products on Tuesday. Abbott's signal that he would back prohibiting consumable THC products comes after he swooped in with a late-night veto of Senate Bill 3,

Gov. Greg Abbott told Community Impact July 22 that he wanted to outlaw hemp products containing more than 3 milligrams of THC and increase regulations on the hemp industry.