Even as Congress is taking steps to reinstitute a federal ban on hemp products containing THC, Texas officials are distributing a new hemp law \u201cchecklist\u201d list to help businesses comply with recently enacted state cannabis rules\u2014including age-gating to prevent the sale of intoxicating cannabinoid products to youth.<\/p>\n
In addition to holding a license or registration with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), hemp businesses must follow a series of new regulatory policies if they sell or deliver consumable hemp products (CHPs), the flyer says.<\/p>\n
For each sale or delivery, employees of licensed hemp businesses must inspect a customer\u2019s ID to determine if they\u2019re at least 21 years old and the identification is not expired.<\/p>\n
\u201cFailure to comply with these requirements is a violation of state law and regulations,\u201d the notice says, adding that consumable hemp products include CBD and THC oils, gummies and infused food or drink edibles.<\/p>\n
\u201cA CHP is a product processed or manufactured for consumption that contains hemp, including food, a drug, a device and a cosmetic,\u201d the department said<\/a>. \u201cIt does not include any consumable hemp product containing a hemp seed, or hemp seed-derived ingredient used in a manner generally recognized as safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.\u201d<\/p>\n As rules<\/a> for consumable hemp sales are being implemented Texas, meanwhile, the U.S. Senate on Monday passed a spending bill that includes controversial language recriminalizing hemp products containing THC<\/a> that industry stakeholders say will seriously jeopardize the market.<\/p>\n Texas\u2019s own Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) took some by surprise by voting against a motion to table an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that would have stricken the hemp provisions<\/a>. But the amendment ultimately didn\u2019t advance, and the underlying legislation is set to receive a House vote on Wednesday before potentially going to the president\u2019s desk.<\/p>\n Back in Texas, industry stakeholders and advocates are condemning congressional efforts to re-criminalize consumable hemp products.<\/p>\n The Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC), for example, said in a statement on Tuesday that they are \u201cdeeply disappointed\u201d by the Senate vote\u2014and they\u2019re \u201cparticularly dismayed\u201d that members declined to take up Paul\u2019s amendment.<\/p>\n \u201cThe consequences of this sweeping change are severe and immediate,\u201d THBC said. \u201cNow the industry is once again caught in the crossfire of a political showdown, with hemp serving as collateral damage. Congress had years to address the FDA\u2019s regulatory failures, yet instead of crafting a science-based solution, a last-minute political deal put the entire sector at risk.\u201d<\/p>\n DHSH last month formally adopted the set of emergency rules meant to prevent the sale of intoxicating hemp products to people under 21.<\/p>\n After\u00a0similar restrictions were implemented by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)<\/a> in September, DSHS then moved forward with the policies changes that comply with the governor\u2019s recent executive order on hemp<\/a>.<\/p>\n The checklist flyer is also being released weeks after regulators with the Department of Public Safety (DPS) adopted new rules to implement a law\u00a0significantly expanding the state\u2019s medical marijuana program<\/a>.<\/p>\n This specific set of rules will increase the number of licensed dispensaries, establish security requirements for \u201csatellite\u201d locations and authorize the revocation of licenses for certain violations.<\/p>\n DPS will\u00a0ultimately be issuing 12 new licenses for dispensaries across the state<\/a>. Currently there are only three. The additional licensees will go through a competitive process, with officials prioritizing Texas\u2019s public health regions to optimize access.<\/p>\n Also in line with the state\u2019s medical cannabis expansion law that Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed, the state Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) proposed rules in September to let physicians recommend new qualifying conditions for cannabis<\/a>\u00a0and to create standards for allowable inhalation devices.<\/p>\n Meanwhile last month, the head of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) pushed back against a GOP senator\u2019s \u201cincorrect assertions\u201d about the state\u2019s regulatory compliance with federal hemp laws<\/a>. But he also signaled that changes may be coming to measure \u201ctotal THC\u201d to determine the legality of hemp products in a way that some stakeholders worry could negatively impact the industry.<\/p>\n After the legislature failed to pass a controversial bill to ban hemp products containing THC during two special sessions following the governor\u2019s veto of a similar measure earlier this year, Abbott signed the executive order to impose certain restrictions on the market.<\/p>\n Separately, a recent survey from a GOP pollster affiliated with President Donald Trump found that\u00a0Texas Democratic and Republican voters are unified in their opposition to the hemp ban proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n A White House spokesperson said ahead of the vote that the president supports the hemp ban provisions<\/a>.<\/p>\n Image element courtesy of AnonMoos<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Texas Officials Post Hemp Law \u2018Checklist\u2019 List To Help Businesses Comply With State Cannabis Rules<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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