https://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/laura-duclos/The latest news by Laura Duclos.enFri, 23 May 2025 17:12:09 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/23/texas-thc-austin-hemp-store/A bill that would make it illegal to sell THC products could soon head over to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. For a cannabis store employee, lawmakers don't know enough about the industry they're trying to shut down.By Sofia Sorochinskaia and Laura DuclosFri, 23 May 2025 17:12:09 -0500https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/23/texas-thc-austin-hemp-store/CBD products sit on display at Sweet Sensi, a cannabis shop five blocks away from the Texas Capitol in Austin on May 22, 2025. Stores like Sweet Sensi are bracing for a ban on THC products inching closer to being approved by the Texas Legislature.Topical CBD products sit on display at Sweet Sensi, a THC shop five blocks away from the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2025.Lorianne Willett/The Texas Tribune