What’s legal when it comes to marijuana and THC in Texas isn’t as simple as it used to be. A new ban changed which hemp-derived products can be sold and possessed, while a lawsuit is now challenging those restrictions.<\/p>\n
Texans also face different rules when bringing marijuana across state lines or traveling with it on a plane.<\/p>\n
Here’s a quick guide to what you need to know.<\/p>\n
Hemp retailers and a distributor sued Texas over the new THC ban<\/a>, arguing it violates federal law and the U.S. Constitution by outlawing products the 2018 Farm Bill legalized.<\/p>\n Possessing even a small amount of a banned THC product in Texas can bring a state jail felony charge<\/a> carrying 180 days to two years in jail and fines up to $10,000, with penalties escalating for larger quantities.<\/p>\n Marijuana bought legally in California, Colorado, New Mexico or Oklahoma is still illegal to bring back into Texas<\/a>, and federal law separately bars transporting marijuana across state lines.<\/p>\n Out-of-state medical marijuana cards and prescriptions carry no weight in Texas \u2014 only prescriptions issued under the state’s Compassionate Use Program<\/a> are lawful.<\/p>\n Enforcement of rules treating more than trace amounts of non-delta-9 THC as controlled substances began July 31<\/a>, pulling many hemp-derived products from smoke shop and CBD store shelves.<\/p>\n