Texas Cracks Down on Delta-8, Turning Possession in Austin into a Felony

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Texas is banning manufactured Delta-8 and related cannabinoids starting July 31, reclassifying Delta-8 as a Schedule I substance; Austin police say possession will be treated as a state jail felony (180 days to 2 years, up to $10,000), a crackdown that follows a Texas Supreme Court ruling and tightens enforcement beyond hemp-derived Delta-9 products.
- Texas will ban Delta-8 on July 31. Austin police say possession will be a felony KUT
- Texas expands THC crackdown: Delta-8, other hemp products face July 31 ban NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
- Denton businesses prepare for more THC products to be banned July 31 Denton Record-Chronicle
- Texas lawmakers consider THC ban ahead of next legislative session KCBD.com
- Delta-8, THC products come off Texas shelves Friday under new state ban USA Today
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