THC ban will destroy Texas' hemp agriculture industry, farmers say

Ann Gauger stands in one of the Caprock Family Farms’ rooms where they grow hemp on May 23, 2025 in Lubbock. “How is our farming legacy going to be passed on to future generations without learning something new?” Gauger says. (Credit: Annie Rice for The Texas Tribune)

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LUBBOCK — Six years ago, Texas lawmakers opened a door to a new lifeline for farmers: growing hemp. Farmers invested time, money and land into growing the drought-resistant crop and developing the state’s budding hemp industry.