Texas's hemp industry is fighting back in federal court after the state effectively criminalized most of the THC products it has sold legally for the past five years. The ban traces back to a Texas Supreme Court decision in May, which allowed the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to reclassify nearly all hemp-derived THC as a Schedule I drug — ending a 2021 injunction that had, for five years, allowed retailers to stock a wide range of hemp-derived products wit