{"id":256055,"date":"2026-04-18T20:05:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256055\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T20:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T20:05:08","slug":"texas-hemp-shops-brace-for-court-ruling-that-could-pull-smokable-products-off-shelves-national-and-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/256055\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas hemp shops brace for court ruling that could pull smokable products off shelves | National and World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/texas-hemp-shops-smokable-ban-lawsuit-injunction-hearing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here for updates on this story<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0DALLAS, Texas (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/texas-hemp-shops-smokable-ban-lawsuit-injunction-hearing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KTVT<\/a>) &#8212; Next week, a court hearing could decide whether some hemp products stay on shelves in Texas. Local hemp shops are watching closely.<\/p>\n<p>At Moon Taxi in Lower Greenville, manager Tess Bratton-Rodriguez is urging customers to stock up on smokable hemp products.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I decided to start our 4\/20 sale today on 4\/17 just because I want people to get the opportunity,&#8221; she said. &#8220;They are still worried.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>State advances new restrictions Right now, a legal fight is playing out. Late last month, state health officials advanced rules banning smokable hemp products and raising fees. The move follows Governor Abbott&#8217;s focus on safety and limiting access for minors.<\/p>\n<p>Within days, hemp companies filed a lawsuit, arguing the rules go too far.<\/p>\n<p>A judge issued a temporary restraining order, pausing enforcement and allowing shops to keep selling for now.<\/p>\n<p>Key hearing set for Thursday Next Thursday, a judge will decide whether to grant a longer-term injunction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We need to figure out a middle ground or stick to what we were doing prior because it&#8217;s working,&#8221; Bratton-Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<p>If an injunction is granted, the rules stay on hold while the lawsuit continues. If it&#8217;s denied, the ban could take effect immediately.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I anticipate the outcome being positive,&#8221; Bratton-Rodriguez said.<\/p>\n<p>She believes smokable hemp products are here to stay.<\/p>\n<p>Please note: This story was provided to CNN Wire by an affiliate and does not contain original CNN reporting. This content carries a strict local market embargo. If you share the same market as the contributor of this article, you may not use it on any platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bTHE-CNN-WIRE (TM) &amp; \u00a9 2026 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., A TIME WARNER COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Click here for updates on this story \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) &#8212; Next week, a court hearing could decide&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256056,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-256055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256055","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=256055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}