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Texas Is Banning Smokable Hemp Starting Today, But Here’s What You Can Still Buy From Texas Brand Hometown Hero

A new “total THC” rule wipes out flower, vapes, and concentrates overnight—leaving edibles and drinks as the last legal lane in Texas, and forcing brands like Hometown Hero to pivot.

By Maha Haq | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan

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Texas’ hemp market is about to change overnight. Starting today, March 31, the state will effectively ban smokable hemp, closing the loophole that allowed THCA products to thrive in a legal gray zone. The shift comes from a new “total THC” standard, which counts THCA toward the legal limit and wipes out most inhalable products.

That leaves a much narrower lane, and brands based in Texas, like Hometown Hero, are already heading more into edibles that still fit within the rules.

What’s Actually Being Banned

Anything that relies on heat to activate THCA into THC—like smoking, vaping, or dabbing—is effectively out:

THCA flower and pre-rolls

Disposable vapes and cartridges 

Concentrates like diamonds, badder, live resin, and rosin. 

If you inhale it, it’s on the way out in Texas.

Last Call: Inhalables from Hometown Hero

If you’re trying to grab inhalables before they disappear, these are products from Hometown Hero getting phased out in Texas but can still be shipped to states without similar restrictions: 

Indica / Sativa / Hybrid Dab Trio

Stock up with a 6-gram bundle of THCA diamonds live resin built around the three strain lanes: indica, sativa, and hybrid. The respective strains and effects offered are: G13 (wind down), Pink Panther (uplift), and Cereal Milk (balance out). Three free dabbing........

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