Texas Considers Banning Products Infused with THC Derived From Hemp, and Retailers Are Worried

What THC products are allowed in Texas? Which ones would have been banned? Here's how we got here

A loophole created by a 2019 law allows retailers to sell products with high concentrations of THC. A bill closing that loophole failed to become law.

'Not the pot that people smoked during Woodstock': Patrick continues push for THC ban

Patrick called the influx of stores selling synthetic cannabis an "assault on Texas."

Fact brief: Is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott considering a bill banning THC products?

Yes. A bill is on Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk that will ban THC products in Texas, if he signs.  Senate Bill 3 states that a license holder may not manufacture a consumable hemp product that contains any amount of a cannabinoid. Delta-9 THC is the most commonly known and abundant cannabinoid. The chemical is responsible for the psychoactive effects of cannabis, giving users a “high.” Products with Delta-9 THC are currently only legal in Texas if the…

Texas hemp shops see increased sales as Senate Bill 3 threatens hemp industry

Central Texas hemp stores are seeing sales surge amid concerns over Senate Bill 3's impact. Shop owners fear heavy restrictions could devastate their businesses.

Texas podría prohibir pronto los productos con THC. La floreciente industria del cannabis en el estado está contraatacando

Por Ashley Killough y Ed Lavendera Holden Hylander poda cuidadosamente la parte superior de una planta de cáñamo en un invernadero, una de las 3.000 plantas que supervisa en esta granja ubicada en la extensa región montañosa de Texas. Una vez procesadas, estas cosechas se convertirán en millones de gomitas que se venden legalmente en el próspero mercado del THC en todo el estado. Pero es posible que esos productos nunca lleguen a los estantes, y…

Texas could soon ban THC products. The state’s booming cannabis industry is fighting back

Texas lawmakers have voted to ban THC edibles, but will Gov. Greg Abbott sign it into law? A fierce debate has erupted around the state’s multibillion-dollar industry.