While the rest of the U.S. (even at the federal level) seems to be moving toward a more relaxed approach to regulation of marijuana-related projects, the Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments today on a measure that put in place additional restrictions.
Opponents say the state wasn’t authorized in 2021 to label a milder but still intoxicating ingredient in hemp Schedule I substance, and that it amounts to a nearly total ban of hemp product sales, impacting the state’s multi-billion dollar industry.
The question before the high court is whether that ban is legal, focusing ...