Texas Bans Sale of Vape Pens Even When Substance is Legal TX New hemp regulations in Southeast Texas, effective March 31, could shutter smoke shops, impacting revenue significantly due to THC limits and steep fee hikes. Click Watch Live at the link in our bio Reporter's notebook: Texas lawmakers want to keep hemp out of the hands of kids. Educators don't think it will work. TPR A blanket THC ban has passed the Texas Legislature. What happens now? Texas Standard New Texas hemp ban forces store closures as smokable products become illegal FOX 4 Dallas Fort Worth Texas ban on smokeable THC products begins this week