Houston Voters Approve Proposition A to Deprioritize Marijuana Arrests
Houston Voters Approve Proposition A to Deprioritize Marijuana Arrests
06 November, 2026 - Houston voters approved Proposition A on November 3, 2026, making misdemeanor marijuana possession the lowest enforcement priority for city police and banning no-knock search warrants. The measure received more than 70% support and follows a sharp rise in local marijuana arrests. However, marijuana remains illegal under Texas law, and the amendment does not remove existing criminal penalties.
Texas Hemp Market Gets a Hard Reset
11 Mar, 2026 - Texas will ban smokable hemp products and impose higher licensing fees under new state health regulations taking effect March 31, potentially reshaping consumer access and the hemp industry.
Texas Medical Cannabis Market Poised for Growth After Years of Limits
12 Jan, 2026 - Texas expands its medical marijuana program with new qualifying conditions, higher THC limits, and additional dispensary licenses, while physician participation and hemp-derived THC continue to shape access.
Opinion: Texas Cannabis Policy Is Changing Fast — and This Is the Moment for Serious, Collaborative Dialogue
An opinion analysis on Texas cannabis policy as state agencies move to tighten hemp regulation, raise licensing fees, and expand oversight of THC products, with industry leaders and policymakers weighing the impact on businesses, patients, and the future of regulation in Texas.
Texas Medical Cannabis Sees Major Expansion Under HB 46 and Updated Agency Regulations
Updated 5 Dec, 2025 - Texas medical cannabis regulators have advanced nine new conditional licenses, expanded qualifying conditions under House Bill 46 and finalized new rules that allow physicians to propose additional conditions while tightening oversight of inhalation devices and hemp products.
Texas Faces Hemp Shakeup As Sid Miller Backs Regulation Over Nationwide THC Ban
18 Nov, 2025 - Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a repeal or overhaul of a new federal hemp THC ban that outlaws products above 0.4 milligrams of THC per container, even as Texas agencies tighten hemp rules and expand the state’s medical cannabis program.
DPS To Target Smoke Shops In Statewide Intoxicating Hemp Sweep
7 Oct, 2025 - Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the Department of Public Safety to intensify enforcement against intoxicating hemp product violations, including undercover operations and lab testing, as emergency rules bar under-21 sales and allow license revocations for selling to minors.
TABC Sets Age Gate for Hemp-Derived THC, Enforcement Begins October
25 Sep, 2025 - Texas adopted emergency rules banning sales of hemp-derived THC products to people under 21, with enforcement beginning October 1, following an executive order from Governor Greg Abbott.
Texas Bans Hemp and Cannabis Vapes: What It Means for Consumers and Shops
12 Sept, 2025 - Texas has banned cannabinoid vapes and turned to regulation for hemp-derived THC products. Learn how SB 2024 and upcoming rules will affect consumers, patients, and businesses across the state.
Texans Want Oversight, Not Arrests — Senate Advances Hemp Ban Despite Abbott’s Call for Regulation
25 July, 2025 – Senate Bill 5 to ban hemp-derived THC has cleared committee but awaits a Senate vote. Governor Abbott urges regulation instead of prohibition, signaling a possible clash with the Legislature.
