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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Stephen Simpson

Texas hemp farmers fear full THC ban would nip industry in the bud

bin of proccessed hemp at Bingham Family Venards outside Meadow, TX.
A bin of processed hemp at Bingham Family Vineyards outside Meadow on April 10, 2025. (Credit: Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribune)

Andrew Hill, who studied and farmed hemp in California before it was legal in Texas, was a keynote speaker at the state’s first-ever agricultural hemp expo in Dallas in 2019. Amid considerable hype and excitement that followed the recent federal legalization of hemp, Hill tried to warn farmers that the industry wasn’t as profitable as state officials and seed vendors were pitching.

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