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Read. Follow. Verify.Texas creates legal defense for possessing consumable hemp products containing controlled substances
Last action · July 14, 2025: FiledSponsor: Nicole Collier
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What This Bill Proposed
Texas establishes a legal for possessing certain s containing controlled substances or marihuana, provided the product's label indicates it is authorized and was purchased from a reasonably believed authorized retailer. The change applies to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025.
Changes criminal liability for individuals purchasing and possessing certain hemp-derived products by introducing a specific defense against drug possession charges under state law starting in September 2025.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Consumers of consumable hemp products
Individuals obtain a legal defense against prosecution for drug possession if they meet specific purchasing and labeling criteria.
Retailers of consumable hemp products
Retailers' authorization status becomes a critical factor in determining whether their customers can claim a legal defense under the statute.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jul 14, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy50Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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