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A Texas bill would ban THC-containing hemp products, but its future is far from certain
Texas’ hemp businesses say a ban would decimate an $8 billion industry and put thousands of jobs at risk.
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Delta-8 hemp and Texas medical marijuana industries to face off in the upcoming legislative session
Medical marijuana providers say they must operate under strict rules while hemp products like delta-8 can proliferate.
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Pressure is building for lawmakers to rein in delta-8, a product that arose from the 2018 Farm Bill
The Farm Bill is up for renewal, and some argue it’s time to close a loophole that allows THC-containing delta-8 to be sold without restriction.
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Texas veterans vow to protect the state’s hemp market as one state lawmaker hopes to crack down
The new delta-8 hemp products, which are widely available, can produce a high similar to marijuana’s. State Sen. Charles Perry said he and his peers never intended for such products to reach the market.
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Hemp was supposed to save Texas farmers during a drought. It hasn’t yet.
Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.
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U.S. Border Patrol looking for gear to test difference between outlawed marijuana and legal hemp
Since the passage of the Farm Bill, local law enforcement agencies have struggled to differentiate between weed and hemp-based products — and so, apparently, has the Border Patrol.
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CBD, hemp, delta-8, medical marijuana: Here’s what you need to know about Texas’ pot laws
In 2019, Texas legalized hemp, but not marijuana. The new law led to confusion about which marijuana products are legal in Texas.
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Feds write $3.74 million check for Texas A&M research on hemp-based building materials
The Department of Energy wants to see the potential of ‘hempcrete’ as an environmentally friendly way to create affordable housing.
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Federal appeals court rules that delta-8 THC is legal under the Farm Bill
The ruling comes as Texas officials look to ban the derivative because it can get people high.
