4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (770+ words) A crackdown on smokable hemp products in Texas has hit pause — at least for now — adding to confusion over what’s legal when it comes to cannabis and THC. For years, vape and smoke shops across the state have sold hemp-derived…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (409+ words) For eight days, it looked like Texas had finally done what lawmakers and regulators had been threatening for months: wipe smokable hemp off Texas shelves. When new state hemp rules took effect March 31, smokable products like flower, pre-rolls and many…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (543+ words) THCa flower, a form of smokeable hemp, is seen for sale at The Glassmith in Austin, Monday, March 30, 2026. New Texas hemp rules effectively banning the sale of smokable hemp and extracts starts March 31. For eight days, it looked like Texas…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (870+ words) After a history-making Moon mission, the four astronauts on Artemis II return to Earth, splashing down off San Diego's coast. by Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune A Travis County district judge has temporarily lifted a statewide ban on the sale…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (889+ words) Hawaii Senate Votes To Ask Congress To Federally Legalize Marijuana Oregon Governor Signs Bill To Allow Medical Marijuana Use In Hospices And Other Health Facilities The Hemp Industry Didn’t Get Killed By Regulators, It Killed Itself (Op-Ed) Federally Funded Study…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago   (750+ words) The Department of State Health Services is considering new rules for the Texas hemp industry that would require child-resistant packaging, stronger warning labels, sharply higher fees and effectively ban smokeable flower and extracts. Smokeable cannabis products sold legally across Texas…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1079+ words) More than 6,000 Texas smoke shops and related businesses could be forced to shut down if the ban goes into effect next November as scheduled. The industry is organizing a lobbying effort to get Congress to rewrite the law from a…...

9+ mon, 4+ week ago   (272+ words) Beau Whitney, a consultant to the hemp and cannabis industries, said, at a minimum, the new federal ban on THC-containing hemp products will displace more than 40,000 Texas workers and shutter more than 6,300 Texas businesses. The newly passed federal ban on…...

10+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (177+ words) Houston Matters discusses that story and the latest developments in politics. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: The federal government shutdown could end as soon as tonight, but it could have some dramatic…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (640+ words) The age limit is expected to go into effect Tuesday after the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission approved the rule. Enforcement won’t begin until Oct. 1. “Many Texas retailers can no longer sell THC to customers under 21” was first published by The…...