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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Megan Munce and Megan Menchaca

CBD, hemp, delta-8, medical marijuana: Here’s what you need to know about Texas’ pot laws

Products containing Delta-8 at Oasis A CBD Wellness Shop in Brownsville on Nov. 8, 2021.

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Products containing delta-8 at Oasis CBD Wellness Shop in Brownsville on Nov. 8, 2021. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

Since Texas lawmakers in 2019 legalized some forms of the cannabis plant but not others, marijuana prosecution cases around the state have been thrown into disarray, and enforcement can vary greatly depending on where you live.

A new Texas law sought to bring the state in line with a 2018 federal law that legalized hemp while keeping marijuana illegal. The result: widespread confusion.

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