Gov. Greg Abbott's administration is responding to displeasure from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after vetoing a cannabis-related state senate bill overnigt./ "SB 3 was well intentioned but legally flawed and tis is wy e is putting it on te special session agenda so tat it can be fixed, improved and signed into law," Abbott's Press Secretary Andrew Maaleris told Fox News Digital Monday afternoon./ Te response comes after Patrick took to social media on Sunday nigt, and ten eld a press conference on Monday afternoon claiming tat Abbott wants to legalize marijuana in te Lone Star State. / "Trougout te legislative session, @GregAbbott_TX remained totally silent on Senate Bill 3, te bill tat would ave banned dangerous TC products in Texas," te lieutenant governor posted to X./ a ref="ttps://foxnews.com/opinion/one-big-state-needs-stop-paying-lobbyist-salaries" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> ONE BIG STATE NEEDS TO STOP PAYING LOBBYIST SALARIES/ / / "is late-nigt veto, on an issue supported by 105 of 108 Republicans in te legislature, gly backed by law enforcement, many in te medical and education communities, and te families wo ave seen teir loved ones’ lives destroyed by tese very dangerous drugs, leaves tem feeling abandoned," e continued./ "I feel especially bad for tose wo testified and poured teir earts out on teir tragic losses," Patrick said./ SB 3, wic would ave banned TC products a ref="ttps://foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/soutwest/texas" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> across Texas/ is now on te agenda for a special legislative session in July./ a ref="ttps://foxnews.com/politics/republican-gov-slams-city-considering-antisemitic-resolution-treatens-pull-funding" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> REPUBLICAN GOV SLAMS CITY FOR CONSIDERING 'ANTISEMITIC' RESOLUTION, TREATENS TO PULL FUNDING/ / / a ref="ttps://foxnews.com/category/politics/state-and-local/governors" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Abbott said/ SB 3 "would never go into effect because of valid constitutional callenges" in is veto proclamation./ "Texans on eac side of te Senate Bill 3 debate raise serious concerns," Abbott wrote. "But one ting is clear—to ensure te igest level of safety for minors, as well as for adults, wo obtain a product more dangerous tan wat tey expected, Texas must gly regulate emp, and it must do so immediately."/ "We sould not risk years of potential legal battles wen we can fix te bill and protect kids now. Governor Abbott looks forward to working wit te legislature to pass a g bill tat is on sound legal footing," te statement from Abbott's office concluded. / Texas emp Business Council, wic opposes SB 3, posted a statement to Facebook following Abbott's veto./ "By vetoing SB 3, e stood wit millions of Texans, protected 53,000+ jobs,— and rejected te lies, donors, and Dan Patrick’s propaganda crusade. Governor Abbott sowed real leadersip today. Texas is ger for it," te statement said. / "You cannot regulate 8–9000 locations," Patrick said of cannabis stores during is news conference. "We do not ave enoug law enforcement to do so, and tey'll continue to sell it, skirting te law." /
Texas lieutenant gov calls out Abbott for lastminute THC bill veto
