{"id":202628,"date":"2026-03-13T07:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202628\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T07:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T07:16:08","slug":"texas-hemp-rules-to-ban-smokable-products-from-shelves-by-end-of-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/202628\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas hemp rules to ban smokable products from shelves by end of March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">WACO, Texas (KWTX) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?interface=VIEW_TEXAS_REGISTER_PREAMBLE_SUMMARY&amp;recordId=461002\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com\/rules-and-meetings?interface=VIEW_TEXAS_REGISTER_PREAMBLE_SUMMARY&amp;recordId=461002\">New hemp regulations<\/a> set to take effect March 31 will remove most smokable cannabis products from Texas store shelves by changing how THC is calculated.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s changing<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The new rules will adopt a \u201ctotal THC\u201d calculation that includes measurements of THCA, because it converts to Delta 9 when heated. Delta 9 is the primary psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.<\/p>\n<p>Local business bracing for impact<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Michael Busby, regional operations manager at The Gass Shack in Waco, said the change will significantly affect the shop\u2019s business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThat\u2019s going to impact us very hard. We thrive on the smokables,\u201d Busby said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Gass Shack sells edibles, infused drinks, smokable products and accessories. Busby said the shop is preparing to shift its focus in response to the new rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe\u2019ll pivot around it and go to the heavy on the edibles on our ancillary products and stuff like that, our apparel. We\u2019ll also offer nicotine vapes as well, so we\u2019ll go that route as well,\u201d Busby said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Busby said consumers will notice the effects of the changes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAs of March 31st, just know that no smoke shop, no dispensary in Texas is going to sell any smokable products to you,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Edibles, fees also affected<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Edible products will remain legal to sell under the new regulations but will be required to come in child-resistant and resealable packaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The new rules will also increase annual fees for retailers and manufacturers selling consumable hemp products. Retailers will pay $5,000 per year, up from $150 per location under current rules. Manufacturing facilities will pay $10,000 annually, compared to $250 under existing regulations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KWTX. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WACO, Texas (KWTX) &#8211; New hemp regulations set to take effect March 31 will remove most smokable cannabis&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202629,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27604,79877,27,29,79876,28,7145,79875],"class_list":["post-202628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-hemp","tag-smokable-ban","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-hemp-rule","tag-texas-news","tag-waco","tag-weed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}