In what can only be described as one of the most shocking plot twists in Texas politics this year, Governor Greg Abbott delivered a devastating blow to prohibition forces by vetoing Senate Bill 3 – the draconian legislation that would have banned virtually all THC products in the state. This wasn’t just any veto; this was a complete repudiation of his own lieutenant governor’s top legislative priority, delivered at 11:22 PM on a Sunday night like a political assassination carried out in the shadows.
