Texas Hemp Industry Secures Temporary Injunction

A judge in Travis County, Texas, has stopped new rules for hemp businesses. This allows them to keep selling cannabis flower and concentrates for now.

Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle gave a temporary order on Friday. This order prevents health officials from enforcing a new rule about THC. THC is the chemical in cannabis that affects how a person feels. The rule counted another compound, THCA, towards the legal limit of THC in hemp products.

The new rules raised fees for hemp businesses. Annual fees for retail businesses went from £150 to £5,000. The judge’s order blocks these higher fees.

Jason Snell, a lawyer for the businesses, said they were very happy about the ruling. He said it protects the industry and allows customers to keep buying their products.

The judge also stated that the new rules could hurt many in the hemp industry. The ongoing case is set for trial on July 27. The state can appeal this ruling before then.

How much do you know?

What has a judge in Travis County, Texas, stopped new rules for?

Hemp businesses

Cannabis flower

Retail businesses

THC products

Who issued the temporary order regarding the new hemp rules?

Jason Snell

Daniella DeSeta Lyttle

THCA

Texas Health Officials

What was the annual fee for retail hemp businesses before the new rules?

£150

£5,000

£1,000

£300

What compound was included towards the legal limit of THC in hemp products in the new rules?

CBD

CBN

THCA

CBG

What date is the ongoing case set for trial?

July 15

July 27

August 3

June 20

What did the judge's order block?

Higher fees

Lower fees

Trial dates

Product sales

The judge's order allows for higher fees for hemp businesses.

True False

THC affects how a person feels.

True False

The annual fee for retail hemp businesses increased to £5,000.

True False

Jason Snell is a health official in Travis County.

True False

The ongoing case cannot be appealed by the state.

True False

The new rules would benefit many in the hemp industry.

True False

Judge Daniella DeSeta Lyttle issued a temporary order on .

The new rules raised fees for hemp businesses from £150 to .

The ongoing case is set for trial on 27.

The judge's order prevents health officials from enforcing a new rule about .

Jason Snell, a lawyer, said the ruling the industry.

The rule counted THCA towards the legal limit of THC in hemp .

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