HB3122

Summary

This Texas bill would create a legal defense to prosecution for individuals possessing certain consumable hemp products that contain a controlled substance or marijuana and has received its first reading. A statutory affirmative defense for hemp product possession could reduce legal exposure for consumers and may influence how retailers approach product labeling and compliance documentation.

More Texas Cannabis Bills

• HB46Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.Passed
• SB1870Relating to municipal and county enforcement of drug and consumable hemp product laws; providing civil penalties.In Committee
• SB2952Relating to the regulation of hemp and nonconsumable hemp products; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a civil penalty and providing other penalties; requiring an occupational license; imposing and authorizing certain fees.Introduced
• HB28Relating to the regulation of consumable hemp products and providing for the transfer of regulatory functions; requiring a registration; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.Introduced
• HB5643Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.Introduced
• HB5307Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of cannabis establishments; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.Introduced
• SB2142Relating to the creation of the consumable hemp products account in the general revenue fund and imposing fees for licensing manufacturers of consumable hemp products and registering certain retailers of consumable hemp products.Introduced
• HB4242Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp; creating a criminal offense.Introduced
• SB1505Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program.Introduced
• HB2975Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and local regulation of cannabis establishments; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license or registration; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.Introduced
• HB2972Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.Introduced
• SB1103Relating to prohibiting the distribution or sale of certain flavored consumable hemp products; creating a criminal offense.Introduced