{"id":394561,"date":"2026-08-01T07:59:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/394561\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T07:59:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:59:38","slug":"texas-crackdown-bans-some-smokeable-hemp-products-starting-today-nbc-5-dallas-fort-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/394561\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas crackdown bans some smokeable hemp products starting today \u2013 NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

A statewide ban on certain smokeable hemp products is now in effect as of Friday, July 31. <\/p>\n

The Texas Department of State Health Services will reinstate controlled substance definitions<\/a> that classify products containing cannabinoids such as delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC, THCP, and other intoxicating THC variants as Schedule I controlled substances. The reclassification effectively removes many of those products from the legal hemp market in Texas.<\/p>\n

The change follows a Texas Supreme Court ruling in May that lifted a temporary injunction blocking DSHS from enforcing definitions first adopted in 2021.<\/p>\n

The legal fight traces back to House Bill 1325, which legalized the production and sale of industrial hemp products containing no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight.<\/p>\n

After the passage of the law, retailers began to sell more intoxicating hemp-derived products<\/a>, including delta-8 THC, delta-10 THC, and other THC variants. Industry groups argued those products were legal because they were derived from federally compliant hemp; state regulators disagreed.<\/p>\n

In 2021, DSHS amended Texas’ Schedule I controlled substance definitions to clarify that many intoxicating THC compounds remained controlled substances despite originating from hemp. Hemp businesses challenged those definitions in court, winning a temporary injunction that kept the products on store shelves while the lawsuit moved forward.<\/p>\n

The Texas Supreme Court reversed that injunction in May, finding DSHS acted within its authority.<\/p>\n

Following the ruling, DSHS reinstated its 2021 definitions, including a broader definition of “tetrahydrocannabinols.”<\/p>\n

According to the Texas Register, the restored definition applies “to the extent that the definitions allow for the presence or addition of tetrahydrocannabinols aside from the presence of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, including isomers and variants which may have pharmacological or psychoactive properties.”<\/p>\n

Rather than focusing solely on delta-8 THC, the restored definition reaches a broader range of intoxicating THC isomers and variants, affecting products marketed under several names that have become common in smoke shops and hemp retailers across Texas.<\/p>\n

The July 31 reclassification is only one part of DSHS regulations that are reshaping Texas’ hemp industry.<\/p>\n

Another set of rules changed how Texas measures THC in consumable hemp products. New rules for laboratory tests now measure the total amount of THC in a product, meaning if total THC exceeds the legal threshold after THCA is converted to delta-9 THC during testing, the products will now be non-compliant with state law. Because many hemp flower products are high in THCA, the change could make many smokable hemp products illegal.<\/p>\n

The new rules also require child-resistant packaging and higher licensing fees.<\/p>\n

We’re expecting lawmakers to consider more restrictions on hemp products containing THC in the next legislative session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A statewide ban on certain smokeable hemp products is now in effect as of Friday, July 31. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":394562,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2409,102,104,103,293],"class_list":["post-394561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-consumer","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-texas-legislature"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394561","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=394561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}