hemp /tags/hemp hemp en-US Copyright Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:04:00 GMT North Texas smoke shop owners hopeful for industry’s future, ahead of special session on THC /government/2025-06-25/special-session-thc-north-texas-hemp-abbot-veto Lawmakers are expected to hold a special session next month to set new regulations on the state's multi-billion dollar hemp industry. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:04:00 GMT /government/2025-06-25/special-session-thc-north-texas-hemp-abbot-veto Penelope Rivera, James Hartley As more states move to restrict intoxicating hemp, people in the industry worry for its future /news/2025-06-11/as-more-states-move-to-restrict-intoxicating-hemp-people-in-the-industry-worry-for-its-future After the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp, THC products made from the plant have grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Now, more state and federal lawmakers are working to limit or ban the products. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:03:37 GMT /news/2025-06-11/as-more-states-move-to-restrict-intoxicating-hemp-people-in-the-industry-worry-for-its-future Harvest Public Media | By Molly Ashford Texas’ hemp producers and sellers say bill would cripple the industry /texas-news/2025-03-14/texas-hemp-producers-and-sellers-say-bill-would-cripple-the-industry SB3 would ban the sale of consumable THC products, but cannabis reform advocates worry it would have far-reaching – and expensive – consequences. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:31:43 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-14/texas-hemp-producers-and-sellers-say-bill-would-cripple-the-industry Alexandra Hart | Texas Standard Strict rules over delta-8 and delta-9 likely for Texas’ booming hemp industry /politics/2024-05-31/strict-rules-over-delta-8-and-delta-9-likely-for-texas-booming-hemp-industry Lawmakers are struggling to balance demands for medicinal cannabis products with a wildly growing market that is outpacing meaningful regulation. Fri, 31 May 2024 22:10:52 GMT /politics/2024-05-31/strict-rules-over-delta-8-and-delta-9-likely-for-texas-booming-hemp-industry Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune Veterans, businesses ask Texas lawmakers to keep hemp products legal; others call for complete ban /texas-news/2024-05-30/veterans-businesses-ask-texas-lawmakers-to-keep-hemp-products-legal-others-call-for-complete-ban Some Texas lawmakers are contemplating a statewide ban on Delta 8 and 9. These hemp-derived products can produce a marijuana-like high and are currently legally available to purchase in Texas. So are they life-saving medications or a serious threat to public health? On Wednesday, dozens testified for or against a ban before a Texas Senate committee. Thu, 30 May 2024 18:41:36 GMT /texas-news/2024-05-30/veterans-businesses-ask-texas-lawmakers-to-keep-hemp-products-legal-others-call-for-complete-ban Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom Hemp was supposed to save Texas farmers during a drought /environment-nature/2022-09-07/hemp-was-supposed-to-save-texas-farmers-during-a-drought Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market. Wed, 07 Sep 2022 16:25:39 GMT /environment-nature/2022-09-07/hemp-was-supposed-to-save-texas-farmers-during-a-drought Sneha Dey | The Texas Tribune Texas hemp industry celebrates signals coming from DEA over delta-8 /texas-news/2021-11-25/texas-hemp-industry-celebrates-signals-coming-from-dea-over-delta-8 Texas hemp shop owners are celebrating recent signals from the Drug Enforcement Administration that delta-8 is not a controlled substance at this time. Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2021-11-25/texas-hemp-industry-celebrates-signals-coming-from-dea-over-delta-8 Brian Kirkpatrick In Texas, Demand for Cannabis Increases Despite Regulatory Hurdles /texas-news/2020-09-07/in-texas-demand-for-cannabis-increases-despite-regulatory-hurdles Texas hemp farmers are preparing for their first-ever harvest despite complicated cannabis regulations in the state. Mon, 07 Sep 2020 20:30:21 GMT /texas-news/2020-09-07/in-texas-demand-for-cannabis-increases-despite-regulatory-hurdles As Texas Hemp Farmers Prepare For Their First-Ever Harvest, Cannabis Regulation Remains Complicated /2020-08-12/as-texas-hemp-farmers-prepare-for-their-first-ever-harvest-cannabis-regulation-remains-complicated In Bergheim, Texas, just north of San Antonio, there’s a skunky smell in the air. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 03:52:25 GMT /2020-08-12/as-texas-hemp-farmers-prepare-for-their-first-ever-harvest-cannabis-regulation-remains-complicated Dominic Anthony Walsh New Program To Regulate Texas' Hemp Industry /news/2020-08-06/new-program-to-regulate-texas-hemp-industry The Texas Department of State Health Services introduced a program to regulate the consumable hemp industry in the state.Consumable hemp products include… Thu, 06 Aug 2020 20:15:00 GMT /news/2020-08-06/new-program-to-regulate-texas-hemp-industry Rebekah Morr