HB5643
IntroducedTXRelating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.
Texas · Session 2025
Summary
A Texas bill covering the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp—including a new criminal offense and a tax—has received its first reading. New production regulations, criminal penalties, and a hemp-specific tax could significantly increase compliance costs and legal risk for cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in Texas.
What
A Texas bill covering the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of hemp—including a new criminal offense and a tax—has received its first reading.
Who
cultivators and manufacturers and retailers and distributors
Why
New production regulations, criminal penalties, and a hemp-specific tax could significantly increase compliance costs and legal risk for cultivators, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in Texas.
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