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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the processing or manufacturing of consumable hemp |
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products for smoking. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 122.301, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A state agency may [not] authorize a person to |
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manufacture a product containing hemp for smoking. |
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(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), "Smoking" means burning |
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or igniting a substance and inhaling the smoke or heating a |
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substance and inhaling the resulting vapor or aerosol. |
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SECTION 2. Section 443.204, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsections (2) and (3) to read as follows: |
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(2) products containing one or more hemp-derived |
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cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol, intended for ingestion are |
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considered foods, not controlled substances or adulterated |
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products; and |
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(3) consumable hemp products must be packaged and |
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labeled in the manner provided by Section 443.205. [; and] |
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SECTION 3. Sections 443.001(11) and 443.204(4), Health and |
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Safety Code, are repealed: |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |