Texas Smokable Hemp Ban, Higher Fees, Blocked Again, Judge Rules

Hemp retail stores in Texas can continue to sell smokable products containing THC, a state court judge ruled Friday, maintaining a pause on the state’s new restrictions for the multi-billion dollar industry.

Travis County Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle (D)'s order applies to all roughly 14,000 hemp stores in Texas, not just the seven that brought a lawsuit challenging what they described as draconian restrictions to the products they can sell. The temporary injunction order comes hours before a prior order pausing the ban was set to expire Friday. It’ll remain in place pending a final trial on July 27 unless ...