Texas hemp industry wins temporary injunction
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Key Points:
- A Travis County judge granted a temporary injunction blocking key parts of Texas' new hemp regulations, allowing hemp businesses to continue selling cannabis flower and concentrates containing THCA while a lawsuit proceeds.
- The injunction prevents enforcement of a new "total delta-9 THC" standard that counts THCA toward the THC limit, restrictions on hemp transport, sharply increased fees, and escalating daily penalties for violations.
- The ruling applies statewide, as the judge found that limiting it to the plaintiffs would cause widespread harm and multiple lawsuits, impacting the entire consumable hemp industry in Texas.
- Consumer-safety rules like child-resistant packaging and age restrictions remain in effect, and the state plans to appeal the injunction ahead of a trial scheduled for July 27.
- On the same day, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that manufactured Delta-8 THC products from hemp-derived CBD can be regulated as controlled substances, though naturally occurring trace Delta-8 remains legal and businesses can continue legal challenges.
