Texas Is Being Sued over Its New THC Ban. Here’s How It Could Affect You
The suit says the rule conflicts with federal hemp protections and could strip products from about 14,000 licensed Texas stores, industry officials said.
- On Friday, hemp industry members filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas challenging the state's new ban on hemp-derived THC products, alleging violations of the 2018 Farm Bill.
- Texas Department of State Health Services officials reclassified most hemp-derived THC as Schedule I drugs following a Texas Supreme Court decision in May that ended a five-year enforcement injunction.
- Plaintiffs including Illinois-based manufacturer Lifted Liquids, Inc., allege the rule violates the Due Process Clause and Commerce Clause, while possession of these substances now carries penalties of up to two years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
- Seeking to block state officials including Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing the ban, the group filed an emergency motion as approximately 14,000 retail stores statewide licensed to sell consumable hemp face potential closure.
- In the upcoming legislative session, Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, confirmed he will file a new bill to ban consumable hemp as lawmakers promise to continue their crusade against THC citing mental health risks.
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Hanford Sentinel
Lodinews.comTexas is being sued over its new THC ban. Here’s how it could affect you
Texas’ new ban on most hemp-derived THC products has only been in effect for a few days, but it’s already being challenged in court. Members of the hemp industry have sued state lawmakers, arguing the new rules violate federal law…
Federal lawsuit challenges new Texas THC rules, citing 2018 Farm Bill
A new federal lawsuit is challenging Texas' ban on many hemp-derived THC products just days after the law took effect. The lawsuit filed Friday, July 31, by a Texas hemp retailer, a national hemp product manufacturer, and a consumer who says he relies on hemp-derived THC products, argues the state's ban conflicts with the 2018 federal Farm Bill.
abc 13 Houston
Following ban, Texas hemp reps sue state for violating commerce protections
Members of the hemp industry are suing Texas, claiming that the ban on hemp-derived THC products impose an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce.
Marijuana Moment
newsbudz.comTexas Officials Are Facing A Federal Lawsuit Over New Hemp Product Restrictions
“For more than seven years, Texans have built a multibillion-dollar hemp industry under laws that define these products as legal hemp.” By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Three members of the hemp industry are suing the state of Texas for violating commerce protections after it was announced last week that nearly all hemp-derived THC products are illegal. On Friday, two hemp retailers and a distributor filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Cou…
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