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The big story: Texas recriminalized most hemp THC overnight

On July 31, the Texas Supreme Court's May ruling caught up with the shelves: the Department of State Health Services' 2021 schedule took effect, making delta-8, delta-10, THCP, and THCA flower Schedule I substances in Texas. Only hemp delta-9 at or below 0.3% dry weight survives, and possession of anything else is a state jail felony. Roughly 14,000 licensed retailers are affected, with 60–90% of THC SKUs expected to come off shelves.

We published a full operator guide: Texas Delta-8 and THCA Ban: 10 Things to Know.

The federal desk in 60 seconds

• A second hemp-rescue bill is circulating. Rep. James Comer (R-KY) began floating a draft to keep hemp THC products federally legal past the November 12 recriminalization — joining the Barr–Craig Lawful Hemp Protection Act as competing vehicles. Neither has a committee date, and the White House keeps pressing Congress to act.
• Bill Barr went on record against rescheduling. The former attorney general's op-ed with Smart Approaches to Marijuana lands two weeks before post-hearing briefs close in the Schedule III proceeding on August 17.
• The FAA opened a cannabis fitness-for-duty review. Its Office of Aerospace Medicine is partnering with the National Academies on closed meetings about testing and impairment for pilots and controllers. Nothing changes today — safety-sensitive workers still cannot use cannabis.

Statehouse moves worth your attention

• Virginia: Attorney General Jay Jones launched a Regulated Products Enforcement Unit covering hemp THC, kratom, and nicotine vapes — two weeks before the 2 mg per-package THC cap takes effect August 15.
• Delaware: Gov. Matt Meyer signed a law regulating and taxing hemp THC beverages through both dispensaries and liquor stores, with most provisions effective October 21.
• Minnesota: The 2026 omnibus provisions went live August 1 — most notably, businesses may now hold hemp and cannabis licenses simultaneously.
• North Carolina: The hemp THC and kratom restriction bill cleared conference committee July 30 and is one vote from the governor.

International desk

Israel closed its long-running anti-dumping investigation into Canadian medical cannabis imports, removing — for now — the threat of duties on one of the few large legal international trade lanes. Canadian retailers, for scale, sold C$485 million of legal cannabis in May.

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