Sounds like a little commonsense in play..
The order would likely include age-gating for those 21-plus, store setbacks from schools, potency limits, and testing and labeling requirements
After the Texas Legislature failed twice to take up Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to regulate hemp THC products in special sessions, the Lone Star State’s chief executive now appears ready to do the job himself.
Abbott is preparing to “soon” issue an executive order that would likely direct the Texas Department of State Health Services to promulgate rules for the cannabinoid hemp industry, including products containing THC and other intoxicating compounds derived from the plant, The Texas Tribune reported Sept. 9.
Upon calling for a special session in July, Abbott clarified that he wanted to require a minimum age of 21 years to purchase cannabinoid hemp products, limit products intended for human consumption to 0.3% THC or 3 milligrams of THC per serving size, and ban consumable hemp products containing synthetic cannabinoids, such as delta-8 THC converted in a lab from nonintoxicating CBD.
“Let me be clear: I stand in favor of doing all we can to protect the lives of our children while also protecting the liberty of adults,” Abbott said at the time.
A forthcoming executive order could also address mandatory age verification systems, testing and labeling requirements, the distance between hemp product retailers and schools, and business fee increases, according to the Tribune.
Most of the proposed product safeguards are supported by many of the roughly 6,000 to 8,000 businesses that currently operate in the Texas hemp THC product space.
After the Texas Legislature failed for a second time to answer Abbott’s call for regulation at the conclusion of a second special session, which adjourned Sept. 3, the Texas Hemp Business Council (THBC) issued a statement calling for practical reform measures.
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