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Print | Why Congress voted to ban hemp-derived THC in states like Texas (www.houstonchronicle.com)

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The move by Congress this month to clamp down on hemp-derived THC products was part of a years-long campaign to rein in the booming CBD and THC edibles business, which had made enemies not only of beer, liquor and marijuana companies, but of many within the hemp industry itself.

In order to prevent the sativa plants from which hemp is grown to be cultivated into marijuana, Congress set a limit saying no plant could contain more than 0.3% of delta-9 THC, the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana. What they didn't count on was scientists figuring out there were other psychoactive compounds in hemp plants that could be concentrated to produce a similar effect to marijuana, spawning a hemp boom across Texas and other states where marijuana had not been legalized.

"It’s a marketplace no one intended," acknowledged Heather Fazio, director of the Texas Cannabis Policy Center.

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