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504									<p>Experts are warning that consumable hemp products found on shelves after<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/delta-8-other-cannabanoids-to-be-banned-in-texas-starting-july-31-40697735/"> Texas changed its rules to make delta-8</a> and other cannabinoids illegal may still be a risk to consumers. </p>
505<p>On July 31, the Texas State Department of Health and Human Services enacted new regulations redefining delta-8, delta-10, THCP and other synthetically derived cannabinoids as <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dshs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/drugs/PDF/controlled%20substances/51-tr-4597-7-10-26.pdf">Schedule 1 drugs</a>, possession of which carries fines and possible jail time. The rules came into effect after the state Supreme Court issued a ruling overturning <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/delta-8-is-still-legal-in-texas-after-court-ruling-17584498/">a prior 2021 injunction </a>by an Austin judge.</p>
506<p>Under the newly adopted regulations, businesses can no longer sell products containing delta-8 or other synthetically derived cannabinoids. Delta-8 and similar compounds naturally occur in cannabis at low levels, but when synthetically heated or altered,<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/a-guide-to-some-dank-north-texas-delta-8-thc-12015444/">
506 they can produce psychoactive effects</a> similar to delta-9 THC, the main intoxicant naturally found in the plant. The state will delineate between compliant hemp and illegal marijuana products based on a 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight scale, with legal products falling below that threshold.</p>
507<p>The state has increasingly targeted the industry in recent years, largely in response to concerns of high-potency products being sold through loopholes opened by the passage of the 2019 Texas Farm Bill, which legalized hemp in Texas. Vapes containing THC were banned after action by the state legislature in 2025, and additional restrictions enacted by DSHS significantly increased fees for businesses and targeted smokable hemp in March, in what one business owner <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-smokable-hemp-ban-blocked-40662628/">told the Observer</a> was &#8220;an attempt to ban the industry.&#8221; Those rules took effect in June after a court ruling <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-smokable-hemp-ban-blocked-40662628/">overturned an earlier stay</a>.</p>
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576<p>The new definitions are wide-reaching and affect a large portion of businesses&#8217; inventories, which were largely built around the products since their <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-legislative-session-saw-tiny-victories-for-cannabis-reform-16742694/">legalization in 2019</a>. Smokable products and those containing delta-8 or other synthetically derived cannabinoids are now illegal narcotics under state law, which can result in felony charges or large fines for users.</p>
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578<p>“Sell through or pull any inventory containing more than trace amounts of delta-8, delta-10, delta-6, THCP, and any other derivative that falls under the definition above,” the organization said in a release.</p>
579<p>The remaining products, largely limited to gummies, other edibles, topicals and drinks, must fall under the 0.3% delta-9 THC by dry weight threshold. However, some experts warn they still present risks to consumers, and that further action may be necessary from state lawmakers.</p>
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593<p>In the 89th Session of the Texas Legislature, a prominent bill supported by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick that would have outright banned most consumable hemp products after it was passed by both houses <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/abbott-vetoes-texas-thc-ban-calls-for-special-session-and-regulation-22553224/">was vetoed by Gov. Greg Abbott</a>. While Abbott called for further regulation, writing that SB3 would criminalize “veterans treating PTSD” in a letter calling for a special session, Patrick has continued to warn that high-potency products <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/texas-hemp-expert
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594<p>Patrick, undeterred, has charged the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services to investigate the impact of hemp use in the state ahead of the next legislative session, which begins in January. State senators <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/07/texas-senate-committee-continues-thc-ban-push/">evoked the name of Nancy Reagan</a> at a July 7 committee meeting in which several experts gave testimony on the negative impacts of THC use, as previously reported by the Texas Tribune. Sen. Lois Kolkhorst told fellow committee members that there were 1,896 infants born with THC in their systems in 2025, according to data from the state’s family services department, up from 1,559 in 2024.</p>
595<p>One of the expert witnesses called by the committee, Dr. Matthew Rossheim of UNT Health, told lawmakers that he conducted a nationwide study that found, from 2018 to 2023, THC poisonings among children increased by more than 400%. In an interview with the Observer, Rossheim said children are especially vulnerable to THC use, although risks remain for the rest of the population.</p>
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603<p>“The brain continues to develop into the mid-20s, especially for males, and certainly portions of the brain like the prefrontal cortex that affects decision-making and things like that,” Rossheim said. “So it&#8217;s very high risk for poor decision-making as well as addiction when younger people use these. But again, just because it&#8217;s elevated for them doesn&#8217;t mean that the risk is still there for all users.”</p>
604<p>Rossheim said that despite what some hemp advocates may say, THC products present a risk of addiction, adding that the perception of an addiction-free substance largely arose in times when products were less potent and contained significantly less THC by weight. He also said the main health risks associated with THC use include increased risk of psychosis, hallucinations, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, along with physical risks such as recurring nausea and vomiting.</p>
605<p>There has been research suggesting links between marijuana use and psychosis or other mental health conditions, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"href="https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/what-texas-gop-leaders-get-wrong-about-thc-22691774/">although some researchers stress</a> that age of use and other risk factors such as family history may play an even greater role than THC itself. “Not everybody who uses ends up with psychosis,” Dr. Francesca Filbey, a psychiatrist at the University of Texas at Dallas with experience studying cannabis use, told the Observer in 2025.</p>
606<p>Rossheim said the new regulations have not addressed the underlying issue, which he said is THC concentration more so than which cannabinoids are found in a product.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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619<p>&#8220;We have a lot more studies on delta-9 THC, but those studies have documented a ton of harms,&#8221; Rossheim said. &#8221; We know more about just how harmful it is. And so I don&#8217;t think having more research on it makes it safer.</p>
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621<p>Katharine Neill Harris, a fellow with Rice University’s Drug Policy Institute, also said that the new regulations still give manufacturers the ability to include high amounts of THC in edible packages, which still allows for the sale of high-potency consumable hemp products. That’s because, she said, the state still has no set cap on total THC per package.</p>
622<p>“So we can still have these impairing delta-9 products on the market; whether you think that&#8217;s a good thing or not is a separate question,” Harris said. “But the way that the regulations are currently does allow for that because it doesn&#8217;t have a milligram cap.”</p>
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631<p>Harris said that online sales of the products have yet to be effectively regulated, and that questions remain over DSHS’s ability to test products and enforce state law. She also said that while the state’s newly adopted rules target synthetically derived THC, it does not address naturally occurring delta-8 THC or potentially synthetic delta-9 THC.</p>
632<p>“Zero-point-one-percent is the typical amount [of delta-8] naturally found,” Harris said. “So they&#8217;re not banning naturally occurring delta-8. They&#8217;re banning that delta-8 that&#8217;s synthetically made. Delta-9, when it&#8217;s in those gummy or drink forms, is that all delta-9 that was naturally occurring in the hemp plant, or is that delta-9 synthetically produced by converting CBD into delta-9? There, we don&#8217;t know, right?” </p>
633<p>Converted cannabinoids present a risk of contamination by residual solvents and other contaminants, Harris said, adding that, even with the new rules, “folks find a way typically to work around things if they want to.”</p>
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648<p>“The main thing is going to be, I think, the response from the governor&#8217;s office, and he could do it,” Harris said. “He could be like he did last year or last session, where he was pretty quiet about it until the very end. But his support for one version of the approach or another is going to matter a lot.”</p></p>
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986You are now a Dallas Observer Insider, thank you!</h4>
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