Texas THC crackdown could boost cartel-backed black market, warns lawmaker
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Democratic state Rep. James Talarico warned that Texas’s enforcement of the ban on most synthetically derived hemp THC products, including delta-8, could push consumers to the black market and benefit drug cartels. The move follows a Texas Supreme Court ruling; possession of banned THC products can be charged as a state jail felony, and Paxton’s campaign did not respond to requests for comment.
- ‘Gift to the cartels’ Talarico renews warning over Texas THC ban USA Today
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- Texas will ban Delta-8 on July 31. Austin police say possession will be a felony KUT
- Hemp groups sue to block Texas health agency’s delta-8 THC ban, citing harm KEYE
- Texas cracks down on synthetic THC products, hemp shops adjust KSAT
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