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==== Does HB 309 make it legal to buy and “get high” (i.e., use intoxicating hemp products)? ====

This is more nuanced:
* Because the bill defines “total THC” to include intoxicating isomers (like delta-9, as converted from THCA), it does not automatically ban all intoxicating products, depending on how the regulation is structured. LegiScan<ref>{{cite web|title=LegiScan|url=https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB309/id/3267303|publisher=legiscan.com|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>
* But: there are limits and controls. By licensing and regulating manufacturing, testing, and sale, the bill aims to put a regulatory framework around potent hemp-derived cannabinoids, rather than an open ban.
* That said — as reported in the media — some versions / proposals would ban “intoxicating” (high-THC) products: for example, a news report says the House version “bans hemp vapes, including those made with THCA and other derivatives.” Dallas News<ref>{{cite web|title=Dallas News|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2025/04/30/bill-that-would-save-thc-retailers-from-total-ban-advances-in-texas-house-panel/|publisher=Dallas News|date=2025-04-30|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>
* Also, governor-level regulation via executive order: separate from the bill, Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order directing agencies to regulate hemp-THC products, including measuring potency by “total delta-9” which counts converted THCA. MPP<ref>{{cite web|title=MPP|url=https://blog.mpp.org/blog/texas-gov-abbott-issues-executive-order-for-hemp-products/|publisher=blog.mpp.org|access-date=2025-11-19}}</ref>