Consumable Hemp Products

This page provides the latest information about TABC’s implementation of Executive Order GA-56 for consumable hemp-derived products. We will share information on this page when the agency adopts rules and industry guidance, enters enforcement agreements with DSHS, and conducts a joint study on consumable hemp.

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For information on licensing and registration, labeling, and other regulations for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers of consumable hemp, visit the Department of State Health Services' Consumable Hemp Program page.

To learn more about growing, harvesting, handling, and transporting industrial hemp, visit the Texas Department of Agriculture's Industrial Hemp Program page.

This page was last updated on Sept. 23, 2025.

This section provides information about regulations TABC has adopted that prohibit TABC license and permit holders from providing consumable hemp products to minors, pursuant to Executive Order GA-56 and as authorized by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code (Code).

A TABC license or permit does not authorize a business to engage in the consumable hemp industry. A business that wants to engage in that industry must get proper authorization from DSHS.

A TABC license or permit holder who also holds an appropriate DSHS license or registration may sell, offer to sell, serve, or deliver a consumable hemp product only to a person who is 21 or older.

A TABC license or permit holder who sells, offers to sell, serves, or delivers a consumable hemp product to a person who is under 21 is in violation of the Code, and their TABC license or permit will be canceled (i.e., no option to suspend the license or pay a fine to avoid cancellation). 

There is no violation if all the following occurred:

• The seller complied with the age verification requirement (see below).
• The minor falsely represented themself to be 21 or older.
• The seller reasonably believed the minor was 21 or older.

Effective Sept. 23, 2025. Enforcement begins Oct. 1, 2025.

See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.61(b)(7) and Section 61.71(a)(16), TABC Rule 51.1, and Executive Order GA-56.

A TABC license or permit holder must carefully inspect a person’s ID and verify they are 21 or older before completing the sale, service, or delivery of a consumable hemp product with that person. 

The person’s ID must meet all the following requirements:

• Issued by government agency (e.g., driver’s license, passport, military ID).
• Unexpired.
• Includes physical description and photo consistent with the person’s appearance.
• Purports to establish that the person is 21 or older.
• Appears to be valid.

A TABC license or permit holder who fails to comply with these age verification requirements is in violation of the Code, and their TABC license or permit will be cancelled (i.e., no option to suspend the license or pay a fine to avoid cancellation).

Effective Sept. 23, 2025. Enforcement begins Oct. 1, 2025.

See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code Section 11.61(b)(7) and Section 61.71(a)(16), TABC Rule 51.2, and Executive Order GA-56.

This section provides information about consumable hemp regulations within DSHS’s jurisdiction that apply to holders of a DSHS license or registration that TABC has agreed to help DSHS enforce, pursuant to Executive Order GA-56.

TABC is currently working with DSHS on an enforcement plan and will provide more information here when it becomes available.

If you suspect a violation at an alcoholic beverage business, report it to TABC by visiting AIMS and clicking the File a Complaint button. A violation can be: 

• Selling, offering to sell, serving, or delivering a consumable hemp product to a person who is under 21.
• Failing to properly verify a customer’s age before selling a consumable hemp product.
• Violating another consumable hemp regulation. 

If you suspect a violation of a consumable hemp regulation at a non-alcoholic beverage business, report it to DSHS. Visit the DSHS Consumable Hemp Program page.

Executive Order GA-56 directs TABC, DSHS, Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Service, and other relevant agencies to jointly conduct a study on implementing hemp regulations similar to those proposed in House Bill 309, 89th Texas Legislature, Second Called Session.

TABC will be diligently working with the relevant agencies to ensure the study directed by the governor is completed before the start of the Texas Legislature’s 90th Regular Session.

TABC will provide the latest information about the study on this page.