UPDATE: Almost three weeks ago, the Texas Court of Appeals overturned a ban on the distribution and retail sales of smokable hemp products. A portion of the suit also covered the manufacture of smokable hemp products was left pending. The ban on manufacturing smokable hemp products has been deemed unconstitutional! In a major victory for the state’s hemp industry, Judge Lora Livingston of the 261st District Court said in a decision letter that judgment “is granted in favor of the Plaintiffs,” without the need for further evidence or hearings. That means a series of Texas statutes prohibiting hemp manufacturing and sales will be fully invalidated after counsel submits final judgements for her to sign. “We’re pleased with the result. This law never made any sense, was an unjustifiable […]
