You can easily buy marijuana at thousands of locations across Texas.
That might surprise people who think weed is illegal in the Lone Star State. In many ways, it still is.
But Texans are legally devouring gummies, sipping THC seltzers and smoking pre-rolled joints sold in smoke shops that have become a sudden fixture at strip malls from El Paso to Beaumont.
Ask the clerk, and they'll tell you: "It's hemp."
But that label is more legal fiction than scientific fact. State lawmakers now seem to realize that.
This week, they're gathering for a special legislative session to regulate what has quietly become a $5 billion industry with more than 7,000 registered retail locations across Texas, according to one of the most widely cited economic analyses.
Even longtime champions of legal cannabis are calling for regulations, including more randomized testing, a ban on marketing to minors and child-resistant packaging.
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