{"id":393336,"date":"2026-07-31T11:38:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/393336\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T11:38:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:38:21","slug":"thc-ban-begins-july-31-2026-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/393336\/","title":{"rendered":"THC ban begins (July 31, 2026) \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-530383 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/HMCC-Featured-Image-Dark-Blue-2025-1000x563.jpg\" alt=\"A mint green skyline against a dark blue background with the words Houston Matters with Craig Cohen in white\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. You can also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app1.kuhf.org\/player\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">listen online<\/a> or <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HoustonPublicMedia\/streams\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">watch live on YouTube<\/a>. Join the discussion. Call or text 713-440-8870. Email <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/shows\/houston-matters\/2026\/07\/31\/558019\/thc-ban-begins-july-31-2026\/mailto:talk@houstonmatters.org\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talk@houstonmatters.org<\/a> or tag us <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HoustonMatters\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> @HoustonMatters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday\u2019s show: Starting today, Texas is <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2026\/07\/30\/texas-thc-cannabis-ban-delta-9-8-marijuana\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">banning hemp products<\/a> containing certain intoxicating cannabinoids. We find out what will still be legal, what will not, and how it\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/business\/2026\/07\/30\/558280\/thc-businesses\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">affecting businesses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Also this hour: We learn what a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texasobserver.org\/texas-school-arrests-crisis-kids-as-young-as-10\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">recent investigation<\/a> by the Texas Observer tells us about when and why school districts across the state choose to have students ages 10-12 arrested for on-campus incidents and discuss how school leaders make those decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Then, we break down <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/topics\/good-bad-ugly\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly<\/a> of the week.<\/p>\n<p>And Houston singer\/songwriter <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kamfranklin.com\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Kam Franklin<\/a> performs live in studio.<\/p>\n<p>Audio from today\u2019s show will be available after 11 a.m. CT. We also offer a free podcast <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/podcasts\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/houston-matters-podcast\/id642557771?mt=2\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">on iTunes<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/app.stitcher.com\/browse\/feed\/37496\/details\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stitcher<\/a> and other apps.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM. 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