Texas Hemp Industry Fights Delta-8 THC Ban As Supreme Court Decision Looms
In the face of conflicting state policies and an impending update to the U.S. Farm Bill, the Texas hemp industry finds itself at a legal crossroads. A crucial lawsuit from 2021 is now before the state’s highest court, challenging Texas’ attempted ban on delta-8 THC, the popular but controversial hemp derivative.
Hometown Hero Challenges Texas Hemp Ban Amid National Debate
The lawsuit, spearheaded by Hometown Hero and represented by Cynthia Cabrera, head of the Texas Hemp Business Council, argues against the ban’s sweeping language, which could implicate a wide array of cannabinoids under its prohibition. “The way that ban’s language was written, it includes anything that could contain a trace of delta-8, which would be all cannabinoids,” Cabrera explained to Green Market Report.
This legal battle is set against a backdrop of an ongoing national dialogue on hemp regulations, with states like California, New Jersey and Georgia recently implementing their own restrictions. In Missouri, the state passed a total ban but had to …