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The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission on Tuesday approved an emergency rule to ban the sale of THC products to anyone under the age of 21, the agency’s first step toward fulfilling an executive order by Gov. Greg Abbott that called for stricter regulation of the products.

The emergency rule, which also requires retailers to verify IDs at the point of sale, takes effect as soon as it is posted to the Texas Register, expected later today. The agency does not intend to begin enforcement until Oct. 1 to give it enough time to relay the age limit to retailers. License holders found to be violating the rule after Oct. 1 will have their license revoked, according

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