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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Paul Cobler

Seesaw rulings on Texas’ smokeable hemp ban is bad for business, retailers say

Hemp flower buds and rolled joints were piled into boxes and tucked out of public view by the staff of Dream Planet Smoke and Vape last Thursday after the state filed an appeal that triggered an hourslong ban.

By Friday, the items were back on the store shelves, and are flying off them once again as customers rush to stock up while they still can, said Leroy Sims, a cashier at the East Austin smoke shop.

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