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Texas SB 2024: Statewide Ban on Hemp-Derived Vapes Takes Effect September 2025

By Shawn Hauser, Angela George
Jul 17, 2025

Texas Senate Bill 2024, signed into law on June 20, 2025, enacts a sweeping statewide ban on hemp-derived vape products, effective September 1, 2025. While attention was focused on the vetoed SB 3, SB 2024 quietly advanced and now effectively eliminates hemp-derived vape products from the Texas market. This blog explores the bill’s evolution, the legislative strategy behind it, and the far-reaching implications for the hemp and vape industries.

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Texas Cannabis Legalization: What the SB 3 Veto Means for Hemp Businesses

By K. Dana Harewood, Angela George, Shawn Hauser
Jul 1, 2025

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s veto of Senate Bill 3 (SB 3) created a critical moment for the state’s hemp industry. With a special legislative session beginning on July 21, 2025, Texas has an opportunity to expand on its existing regulatory framework to better balance consumer safety with a business-friendly approach. In this blog post, we discuss the key details of the SB 3 veto, Governor Abbott’s proposed policy objectives and the political challenges ahead. Months of legislative turmoil in the Lone Star State have left the Texas hemp industry in limbo, uncertain whether it will survive until the end of the year. Thanks to an 11th hour veto of Texas Senate Bill 3, the state’s hemp industry remains alive and well – at least for now.

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Cannabis Economist Andrew Livingston Talks Tax Revenue, Hemp Beverages & Legal Reform on High Spirits Podcast

Jun 17, 2025

How will federal and state laws shape the future of THC beverages? In a recent episode of High Spirits: The Cannabis Business Podcast, Vicente director of economics and market analysis Andrew Livingston discusses cannabis legalization along with hemp beverages and their potential to be regulated similarly to alcohol. He explores the challenges and opportunities for brands as the industry navigates how alcohol regulations may shape the future of the hemp industry. Listen now!

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Vicente's Annual Austin Social: A Psychedelic & Cannabis Community Event

Feb 25, 2025

Join Vicente LLP on March 8 during SXSW 2025 weekend at a private venue in Austin, Texas to connect with the cannabis and psychedelics community community and support groundbreaking plant medicine research by Field 2 Healed and Dr. Sue Sisley. Event location will be emailed to registrants closer to the event date. Claim your tickets!

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Ongoing Delta-8 THC Legal Battle Moves to the Texas Supreme Court

By Daniel Molina
Sep 16, 2024

The Delta-8 THC battle in Texas continues, with the arena now moving to the Texas Supreme Court. On August 21, 2024, the Texas Department of State Health Services filed an opening brief with the Texas Supreme Court in the case Texas Department of State Health Services v. Sky Marketing Corp. as part of an ongoing effort to ban D8 in Texas, a battle the agency has been waging since 2021.

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DEA Conducts Joint Raid in Texas on Vape Shops Selling High-THC Products

By Daniel Molina, Jason Adelstone
Sep 12, 2024

In August 2024, nine Texas vape shops were shut down after allegedly selling products over the legal THC limit set by state and federal law. Various interpretations of the 2018 Farm Bill and whether cannabinoids such as Delta-8 and THCA qualify as hemp have left a gray area in the legality of hemp-based products. This Insights post explores the THC thresholds of the products seized during the Texas raid and the DEA’s unclear position on synthetic THC and the definition of hemp.

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Several Texas Cannabis Reform Measures Set to Appear in November General Election Ballot

By Daniel Molina, Shawn Hauser
Aug 30, 2024

With an upcoming legislative session that will consider medical cannabis expansion, hemp regulation, decriminalization, and other cannabis matters—we have our eyes on Texas! Read the first blog of our Texas series which covers updates on cannabis reform and decriminalization measures in cities like Dallas and Austin, which are set to be on the ballot in November.

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Texas Consumable Hemp Program Rules Are Under Review

By Daniel Molina, Shawn Hauser
Apr 9, 2024

Every four years, Texas agencies must review adopted rules and that time has come for the Lone Star State's Consumable Hemp Program. As businesses and consumers navigate the Texas hemp market, it's important to understand the rules, rulemaking process, and impending deadlines. If you participate in Texas' booming hemp market, now is the time to make your voices heard as the comment period for this rule review is open through April 22, 2024.

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Where Does the Texas Hemp Industry Go After the 2023 Legislative Session?

By Katelin Edwards, Andrea Golan
Aug 1, 2023

Between an unfavorable court ruling and an uninspiring 2021 legislative session, not to mention a major drought impacting all Texas crops, things were not looking good for hemp in Texas going into the 2023 legislative session. Then, many of the promising bills introduced in the 2023 legislative session were unsuccessful. Where does the Texas hemp market go from here? Read this article for four predictions from Vicente's hemp team.

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The Battle to Allow Smokable Hemp in Texas

By Shane Pennington
Sep 13, 2021

Texas has allowed hemp cultivation and state-based manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale of hemp and consumable hemp products since 2019—but only if the products weren’t intended for smoking. This prohibition on a product with such high value for hemp farmers—and soaring consumer demand—was sure to make waves.

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What’s Next for Texas Hemp?

By Shawn Hauser
May 19, 2020

With its incredible farming communities, over 100 million acres of farmland, and large manufacturing and research infrastructure, Texas is poised to play a significant role in the U.S. hemp industry.

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