Texas Bans Smokable Hemp, Hits Vape Shops with High Fees

0:00It's March 30th. Welcome to Dallas News Today, powered by AI. Texas drops a big change tomorrow on CBD and Bavishops, banning all smokeable hemp products and jacking up licensing fees big time. Shop owners now face a jump from about $150 to $5,000 just to stay legal. Meanwhile, new rules demand child-resistant packaging, fresh labels, and no sales to anyone under 21 years old. Those spots in the Dallas for-worth area already started tweaking their setups to comply. Owners feel the heat hard. One CBD shop near Addison shut its doors for good today after smokeable hemp made up most of their cash flow. Customers showed up anyway, frustrated and talking about hitting illegal markets instead. Other businesses like Dallas hemp company plan to grind on riding a busy weekend rush before the ban hits. They know losing that product line slices deep into revenue, but they're not folding yet. Non-compliance shops risk losing licenses and eating $10,000 fines every single day.

1:04Texas keeps tightening the hemp game, forcing these spots to adapt fast or call liquids.