US EditionTexas Reined in Recreational THC for More Medical Marijuana This Legislative Session
- The Texas legislature passed a bill banning THC products, which now awaits Governor Greg Abbott's signature as of June 7, 2025.
- This bill responds to concerns about synthetic cannabinoids and seeks to regulate consumable hemp by creating felony and misdemeanor offenses.
- Alongside the ban, lawmakers approved House Bill 46 to expand medical marijuana by adding products, qualifying conditions, and dispensaries effective in September if signed.
- The hemp industry, valued at $8 billion with 50,000 jobs and over 8,000 retailers, faces shutdown, while advocates stress cannabis aids chronic pain and oppose the prohibition as harmful to veterans and consumers.
- If Governor Abbott signs the bill, it will ban recreational THC but expand medical marijuana access, possibly reshaping Texas’s cannabis market and affecting thousands of jobs.
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The New York LedgerCannabis CEO urges Texas gov to veto sweeping THC ban, push for regulations
Texas could soon ban THC products — including vapes, gummies and drinks — after the state’s legislature passed a bill that is now awaiting the signature of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.If signed into law, "the bill would create three third-degree felony offenses for manufacturing, delivering, or possessing with intent to deliver certain consumable hemp products; false laboratory reports; and manufacturing or selling without a license or registrat…
Texas reined in recreational THC for more medical marijuana this legislative session
Texas lawmakers this year heavily focused their drug policy agenda on banning tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, products in the state. STORY: https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2025/06/06/texas-reined-in-recreational-thc-for-more-medical-marijuana-this-legislative-session/
Why Texas Is Cracking Down on THC Products and What It Means for You - Reform Austin
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player… Texas is moving to ban nearly all recreational THC products, a shift aimed at reversing unintended consequences of past hemp legislation. Lawmakers recently passed a bill that, if signed by Governor Greg Abbott, would prohibit most consumable hemp products that cause a high, such as delta-8 gummies, vapes, and beverages, leaving only non-psychoactive compounds like CBD and CBG legal.The r…
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