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Marijuana

'Some shops will be good ... some won't': TX hemp THC ban takes effect

  • Aug 2

Texas will ban several hemp-derived THC cannabis products

  • Jul 31
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Supreme Court weighs in on drug use and guns

  • Jun 18

Retired HPD officer accused of having marijuana grow house: Docs

  • May 9

Shops can temporarily sell smokable products again, judge says

  • Apr 28

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as less-dangerous

  • Apr 23

Smokable hemp ban temporarily lifted by Texas judge

  • Apr 10

Smokable hemp ban hits businesses as lawsuit challenges new rules

  • Apr 10

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Smoke shops may be forced to close amid Texas hemp THC ban takes effect, experts say

  • Aug 2
2:58

Texas is banning several THC products. Find out what will still be legal on July 31.

  • Jul 31
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Supreme Court rules in favor of marijuana user charged with unlawful gun possession

  • Jun 18
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Smokable hemp ban temporarily lifted, shops can sell smokable products again, Texas judge says

  • Apr 10
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Texas' smokable hemp ban hits businesses as lawsuit challenges new rules

  • Apr 10
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Business owners say they will take financial hit from Texas ban on smokable hemp products

  • Mar 30
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New federal hemp bill signed by Trump will ban almost all THC products in Texas starting next year

  • Nov 15, 2025
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Cannabis dispensary uses Houston couple's address in Google listing

  • Nov 4, 2025

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Business owners say they will take financial hit from Texas ban on smokable hemp products

New rules go into effect on Tuesday, March 31, for smokable hemp products that have been sold at local stores for years.

  • Mar 31
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Scientists say marijuana doesn't ease anxiety or other mental health conditions

Using medical or recreational marijuana to ease symptoms of numerous mental health conditions doesn't work, according to two new analyses of existing gold-standard research.

  • Mar 22

Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as less dangerous drug

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug.

  • Dec 19, 2025

Trump to sign executive order reclassifying marijuana: Officials

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order that will reclassify marijuana to a Schedule III drug, two officials familiar with the matter say.

  • Dec 17, 2025

New federal hemp bill signed by Trump will ban almost all THC products in Texas starting next year

President Donald Trump signed the federal hemp bill into law as part of the spending bill that reopened the federal government this week.

  • Nov 15, 2025