US EditionMany Texas retailers can no longer sell THC to customers under 21
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission's emergency rule enforces ID checks and license revocations to prevent minors from buying THC products, starting enforcement on Oct. 1.
- On Tuesday, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issued an emergency rule banning cannabis sales to those under 21, effective immediately due to imminent public health risks.
- Following Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order earlier this month, agencies were directed to curb THC sales to minors after the Texas Legislature failed to agree during special sessions.
- Retailers must verify IDs at the point of sale and require a valid government-issued photo ID for all THC purchases, with TABC enforcement starting on Oct. 1.
- Owners and managers of smoke shops say distributors largely enforce a 21 limit already, and Aaron Owens called the rule `For the industry, this is great.'
- The emergency adoption can last up to 180 days, DPS will select nine of 139 licensees on December 1, and officials are proposing broader medical marijuana rules under Texas Department of State Health Services.
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New Texas Emergency Rules Ban Hemp Sales To People Under 21 In Line With Governor's Executive Order - Marijuana Moment
Texas officials have quickly adopted changes to the state’s hemp laws, consistent with the governor’s recent executive order, making it so people under the age of 21 will no longer be permitted to purchase consumable hemp products. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) issued an emergency rule that took effect on Tuesday, stipulating that no businesses licensed under the agency may sell cannabis to those under 21. Doing so will now resu…
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission bans THC sales for minors
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Thirteen days after Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order requiring state agencies to take steps to ban THC sales to minors, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) created an emergency rule to ban sales to those under 21. The rule — adopted unanimously at the TABC Commission meeting Tuesday morning — would cancel the license of a TABC licensee who "sells, offers to sell, serves, or delivers a consumable hemp produ…
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