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Thousands of Texas Hemp Jobs at Risk as State Legislature Passes THC Ban

Thousands of Texas hemp retailers and their employees face looming legal and financial uncertainty after lawmakers approved a sweeping ban on psychoactive THC products, including popular delta-8 and delta-9 edibles, vapes and beverages.

The legislation in Senate Bill 3, passed on the final day of the Texas legislative session, would prohibit the sale and possession of consumable hemp products containing any detectable level of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis. 

Mark Smith

Mark covers white-collar and regulatory matters.

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