The proposed ban would include vapes, drinks, gummies and other products sold by thousands of retailers.
By Karen Brooks Harper | Dallas Morning News | Feb. 21, 2025
AUSTIN — A proposed ban on gummies, vapes, drinks and other retail products containing tetrahydrocannabinol — or THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana — has been filed in the Texas Senate.
Senate Bill 3 by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, would criminalize the possession and manufacture of products currently being sold in smoke shops, convenience stores, breweries, coffee shops and online by thousands of retailers in Texas.
Possession of the products would be a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to a year in jail and a fine of up to $4,000. Manufacturing them would be a third-degree felony, punishable by 2 to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.
The ban would go into effect in September, and retailers would have until January 2026 to comply with the new law, which would not affect the sale of nonintoxicating products containing cannabidiol, or CBD.