This week, the Senate Committee on State Affairs met to hash out the details of Senate Bill 5, which would ban THC products statewide.

On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on State Affairs passed a bill that would eliminate the majority of hemp products in Texas.

Wednesday’s news conference was the latest move in an increasingly aggressive push to head off another wave of opposition to the hemp ban.

After remaining largely tight-lipped during the regular session, Gov. Greg Abbott finally broke his silence and said he supports banning intoxicating hemp products on Tuesday.

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

While state lawmakers continue to discuss a possible ban on THC products, there's another substance that drug recovery centers say they are noticing more teens using that could be harmful if abused. That substance is kratom, which is banned in six states but not in Texas.

Sen Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, is expected to hold a press conference with leaders from the Texas Compassionate Use Program (TCUP). The purpose is to address the THC market and how this call for legislature can support and protect patients and also give the program a chance to succeed,

Although marijuana poisoning calls jumped in recent years, experts say poison control data needs context about the outcomes of those calls.

Greene County District Court Judge Daniel Stidham found probable cause on July 19 to charge 47-year-old Veronica Hart with three counts of introduction of a controlled substance into the body of another person.