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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have outlawed hemp-derived THC and signed an expansion of the medical marijuana program. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would have outlawed hemp-derived THC and signed an expansion of the medical marijuana program. Read More

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