A new Texas<\/a> law that took effect this week bans most smokable hemp products, including THCA flower and pre-rolls, forcing businesses to quickly adapt.<\/p>\nAt Endo Dispensary and Wellness, owners said they\u2019ve spent much of their time explaining the changes to customers as they arrive.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t believe this is happening,\u201d one customer said.<\/p>\n
Maddy Grisaffi and Jade Willard said the shift happened with little warning.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt just happened very fast,\u201d said Grisaffi.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a rough morning,\u201d said Willard.<\/p>\n
The law targets products containing more than 0.3% THC, the compound responsible for producing a high.<\/p>\n
For the Plano shop, the impact is significant. Willard said about 85% of their revenue came from products that are now banned.<\/p>\n
\u201cEighty-five percent of our income was based on what just got banned,\u201d Willard said.<\/p>\n
The changes are forcing the business to pivot. Instead of focusing on just hemp sales, the shop plans to host live music, events and other community gatherings to stay afloat.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just going to slow people down from continuing their business,\u201d one owner said.<\/p>\n
The law also increases licensing costs. Retail registration fees have risen from $150 to $5,000, while manufacturer licenses increased from $250 to $10,000.<\/p>\n
Supporters of the law say it addresses a gap in regulation.<\/p>\n
Betsy Jones, with Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth, said the industry had grown rapidly with limited oversight.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a billion-dollar industry,\u201d Jones said. \u201cThe people who are profiting from this industry are the ones who should be paying for the costs.\u201d<\/p>\n
For now, business owners say they are adjusting as customers continue to walk in, often unaware of the changes. Some leave without making a purchase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new law bans hemp products with over 0.3% THC, the compound responsible for producing a high, creating…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230948,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[160,162,161],"class_list":["post-230947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230947","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=230947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230947\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}