Texas Officials Post Hemp Law ‘Checklist’ List To Help Businesses Comply With State Cannabis Rules
From Marijuana Moment | Kyle Jaeger | Nov. 11, 2025
Even as Congress is taking steps to reinstitute a federal ban on hemp products containing THC, Texas officials are distributing a new hemp law “checklist” list to help businesses comply with recently enacted state cannabis rules—including age-gating to prevent the sale of intoxicating cannabinoid products to youth.
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.
For each sale or delivery, employees of licensed hemp businesses must inspect a customer’s ID to determine if they’re at least 21 years old and the identification is not expired.
“Failure to comply with these requirements is a violation of state law and regulations,” the notice says, adding that consumable hemp products include CBD and THC oils, gummies and infused food or drink edibles.
“A CHP is a product processed or manufactured for consumption that contains hemp, including food, a drug, a device and a cosmetic,” the department said. “It 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.”
As rules 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 that industry stakeholders say will seriously jeopardize the market.
Texas’s 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. But the amendment ultimately didn’t advance, and the underlying legislation is set to receive a House vote on Wednesday before potentially going to the president’s desk.
Back in Texas, industry stakeholders and advocates are condemning congressional efforts to re-criminalize consumable hemp products.
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