Delta-8

A new Texas prohibition on Delta-8 THC is creating confusion for consumers and businesses while raising concerns that some users will turn to illegal marijuana.

Texas retailers stopped selling many popular hemp-derived THC products on Friday. But vendors can still put Delta-9 products on their shelves for now. What's next for the Texas hemp industry?

The state's health department reissued the ban after the Texas Supreme Court overturned a temporary injunction that kept Delta-8 legal since 2021.

The Texas Supreme Court lifted a temporary injunction preventing the Department of State Health Services from enforcing a rule effectively criminalizing delta-8.

The federal spending bill aimed at ending the ongoing government shutdown could also wipe out the nation’s hemp-derived THC industry, including products that have become popular and widespread across Texas.

The sweeping federal spending measure now working its way through Congress could reopen the federal government, but it could outlaw virtually all hemp-derived THC products in Texas and across the United States. This would comprise all Delta 8 products including edibles.

After Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed SB3, the THC ban, there are now questions about what's next for regulating the intoxicant. And what should Texans make of the fall out between Abbott and Lt. Gov Dan Patrick over the veto?

Sitting on Governor Abbott’s desk is SB3 —a bill that would ban hemp-derived THC products in Texas. Abbott has not said if he will veto it or allow it to become law. Supporters of the bill, including Lt Gov Dan Patrick, argue the ban is necessary to protect public health. But many veterans, chronic pain suffers, and some conservatives say it goes too far.

Ban all THC from Texas—that’s what Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants this coming legislative session.Patrick says since 2023, thousands of stores selling THC products popped up across the state, and many of these products are getting in the hands of children. But will a ban work?

Can Texas lawmakers rein in sales of THC hemp products like Delta-8 and 9? The products are largely unregulated and widely sold, even to children. And in the time of growing drought, Mexico’s water debt is becoming a bigger issue along the border.