Explaining The Texas Ban Of Hemp-Derived THC Products

There is measurable alarm online over the recent ban of hemp-derived THC products in Texas, but the finer details are being largely missed. The actual truth is that Texas has banned a select group of hemp-derived products, yet some are still legal and widely available. As seen on USA Today and The Texas Tribune, the new hemp-derived ban went into effect July 31, targeting Delta-8, Delta-10, and THCP products. The new ban went into effect after the state’s Supreme Court earlier this year decided in favor of the Texas Department of State Health Services to reclassify all hemp-derived THC products, save for low-dose Delta-9 THC, as Schedule I drugs, criminalizing the once-legal products.By way of the 2018 Farm Bill, industrial hemp was removed from the Controlled Substances Act, which allowed for hemp products to be developed legally so long as the products didn’t go over a 0.3% delta-9 THC limit. The Texas ban applies to all synthetic THC products, including the aforementioned Delta-8, Delta-10, THCP, along with THCA flower. Many of these sorts of products were easily available in gas stations and smoke shops across the state, but several reputable brands, such as Austin-based Hometo...