The new plastic is remarkably high quality, researchers say. Image from the study. For years, chemists have been on a quest ...

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For eight days, it looked like Texas had finally done what lawmakers and regulators had been threatening for months: wipe smokable hemp off Texas shelves. When new state hemp rules took effect March ...

Hemp farmers are taking a shot in the dark as they start preparing their farms for the 2026 planting season. If Congress does not take any action to reverse the hemp ban passed as part of the funding ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — A Texas judge has granted a temporary restraining order, halting rules that banned smokable THC products in the state. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) put ...

A $180 million hemp industry creating THC drinks and edibles could come to a halt under a new federal law set to kick in this fall. Minnesota businesses say they are already bracing for impact while ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After a yearslong battle, intoxicating hemp flower can no longer legally be sold in Texas. The change became official on March 31, the effective date of a new Department of State ...

New Texas state regulations around smokable cannabis products took effect this Tuesday, March 31. The rules significantly curtail a large part of what has become a booming hemp industry across the ...

Another year, another battle between Texas politicians and the cannabis lovers of the world who have come to rely on the legal hemp products available at licensed stores across the Lone Star State.

CEO of Hometown Hero, Lukas Gilkey, reaches for a hemp bud at his farm in San Antonio on October 17, 2025. New state rules that eliminate natural smokeable hemp products and increase licensing fees ...

As new Texas restrictions on smokable THC products take effect March 31, some North Texas retailers say the changes could eliminate a large share of their inventory and increase operating costs. The ...

Texas' hemp industry is bracing for a dramatic shakeup on March 31, when new state restrictions take effect that will fundamentally reshape what consumers can purchase. Popular smokable products ...