Democrat Travis County judge Judge Maya Guerra Gamble has temporarily lifted a statewide ban on the sale of natural smokeable hemp products, such as flower buds and rolled joints, until at least April 24.
The Texas Hemp Business Council, Hemp Industry & Farmers of America, and several Texas-based dispensaries and manufacturers received a temporary restraining order against new testing requirements that creates 0.3% total THC threshold.
The Texas Department of State Health Services released new regulation on consumable hemp THC products that went into effect on March 31. These new regulations include child-resistant packaging, a significant increase in licensing fees, new labeling, testing, and bookkeeping requirements. The rules also codify the legal purchasing age to 21, which went into effect last year as an emergency directive.
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