Thousands sent letters saying better regulation of THC products was needed, but a ban would shut down over 8,000 businesses.

Abbott vetoed a proposed ban on cannabis-derived compounds THC products in Texas, which had passed the state legislature in May.

The survey from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin found that 53% of Texas voters opposed the ban approved by the Legislature, Senate Bill 3, during the regular session that ended earlier this month. Thirty-one percent of voters voiced support for the ban.