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# Weed Whiplash
- URL: https://www.thebarbedwire.com/weed-whiplash/
- Published: 2026-07-31T16:08:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-04T16:09:09.000Z
- Author: Mario Leal
- Tags: BW News Brief

As of July 31, Texas bans hemp products built on Delta 8, Delta 10, THC-P and THC-A flower — now Schedule 1 controlled substances. Possession is a state jail felony: 180 days to two years, plus fines up to $10,000\. Shops that keep selling can lose their hemp license.  
  
Still legal: Delta 9 under 0.3% by dry weight — gummies, drinks, tinctures. And smokable Delta 9 flower, still on shelves only because the state's separate smokable ban is frozen in court.  
  
[Experts told the Texas Tribune](https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/30/texas-thc-cannabis-ban-delta-9-8-marijuana/?ref=thebarbedwire.com) 60 to 90% of THC products could vanish from some 14,000 licensed stores statewide. In May, the Texas Supreme Court revived a 2021 rule courts had kept frozen for five years. At least two businesses are prepping lawsuits.