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CBD retailer sues state of Texas over recent rule change that put Delta-8 on list of illegal
CBD retailer sues state of Texas over recent rule change that put Delta-8 on list of illegal substancesAn Austin CBD retailer has filed a lawsuit challenging Texas regulators' stealthy addition of Delta-8 — a THC-containing hemp product sometimes referred to as "legal weed" — to the state's list of illegal drugs.
Sky Marketing Corp., which does business as Hometown Hero, sued in Travis County district court last week to block the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) from taking “enforcement action” for low-THC hemp products the retailer argues were made legal under both state and federal law.
DSHS quietly updated its list of controlled substances on Oct. 15 to include Delta-8, a move that went unnoticed for several days but eventually provoked panic and confusion among CBD retailers.
The change seemed to fly in the face of Texas House Bill 1325, signed in 2019 by Gov. Greg Abbott, and federal Farm Bill, which became law in 2018. Both of those legalized hemp products containing less than 0.3% THC, the compound in marijuana that results in a high.
Read more: https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/cbd-retailer-sues-state-of-texas-over-recent-rule-change-that-put-delta-8-on-list-of-illegal-substances/Content?oid=27389969