Hemp-Derived THC Product Businesses Buckling from Restrictions, Pending Bans in Texas and Louisiana - redriverradio.org
Product Carve-out · · Aug 4, 2026
Current legal posture, enforcement, market, and the latest Louisiana hemp & THC headlines.
| Posture | Act 752 (HB952, eff 1/1/25) bans ALL inhalable consumable hemp at retail (d8/9/THCA vapes, carts, smokable flower). Only non-inhalable edibles/tinctures ≤5mg/serv,40mg/pkg via ATC retailers. THCA flower unsellable. |
| Risk | high |
| Next trigger | 5th Cir appeal (No.26-30203) oral argument targeted wk of 8/31-9/3/26; ruling could alter Act 752. Federal cap also 11/12. |
| Litigation | Hemp Assn of LA v. state (M.D.La., filed 10/24): NO injunction ever issued, Act 752 in effect throughout. Now on 5th Cir appeal, briefing thru 7/26. |
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