Texas to Prohibit Sale and Possession of Hemp‑Derived Intoxicating Cannabinoids (Delta‑8, etc.) from July 31 — $5.5B Market Hit

Following a Texas Supreme Court ruling that reinstated the regulation, sale and possession of Delta‑8 THC products will be illegal beginning July 31. The ban targets intoxicating hemp‑derived cannabinoids used for inhalation—such as Delta‑8 and Delta‑10—while excluding Delta‑9 THC that meets the federal hemp threshold (≤0.3% dry weight), which underpins Texas’s $5.5 billion hemp market. Criminal penalties will apply for possession or sale of synthetic THC analogs, including Delta‑8 present at non‑naturally occurring concentrations.

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