Texas hemp advocacy
Protecting Texas Hemp
We stand up for the Texas hemp industry and the Texans who depend on it.
Regulate it, don't ban it. Sell it 21+ with an ID check. Test it and label it honestly. Keep the jobs in Texas.
What's at stake
Texas hemp by the numbers
Industry-commissioned estimates (Whitney Economics, 2025). Read the report or seewhat a ban would cost.
A note of thanks
Regulation, not a ban
In June 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed SB 3, which would have banned hemp THC products in Texas, and called for a regulatory framework instead. Texas now requires 21+ with an ID check, lab testing and labeling, the approach this coalition supports. We appreciate the Governor's decision.
"There are many bad actors who have abused the authority granted to them by both the federal government and the State of Texas. But there are also many Texans conducting business responsibly, who invested millions of dollars planting fields or opening up retail stores in reliance on laws making hemp a lawful product."
The Lone Star Hemp Coalition is an independent organization. Quoting the Governor does not imply his endorsement.
The threat now
Texas held the line. Washington is next.
Gov. Abbott's veto of SB 3 kept hemp legal in Texas and protected an industry that employs about 53,000 Texans, by an industry-commissioned estimate. The biggest threat no longer comes from Austin. It comes from Congress, and it has a deadline.
A 2025 federal spending law rewrites the definition of hemp and caps finished products at 0.4 mg of total THC per container. Congress pushed the start date one month, to December 11, 2026. That is a delay, not a fix. A cap that low would end hemp THC beverages and most hemp consumables.
For scale: the same industry-commissioned report projected that a ban or severe restrictions would displace about 40,201 Texas workers and close about 6,350 businesses.What a ban would cost.
What we stand for
Regulate, don't ban
Clear rules beat prohibition. A ban sends customers to unregulated sellers and costs Texans their jobs.
21+ with ID
Adults only, with an ID check at every sale. We support it and we follow it.
Testing and labeling
Every product tested by a lab and labeled with what is in it, so consumers know what they are buying.
Keep Texas jobs
Farmers, processors, retailers and brands across the state depend on a legal, regulated market.
Stay informed
Keep Texas hemp legal
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