{"id":131900,"date":"2021-07-13T20:16:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T20:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webpublishingforlawyers.com\/ggg\/?page_id=131900"},"modified":"2022-01-07T19:21:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T19:21:06","slug":"hemp-vs-marijuana-what-is-legal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webpublishingforlawyers.com\/ggg\/possession-of-marijuana\/hemp-vs-marijuana-what-is-legal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemp vs Marijuana &#8211; What is Legal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;96%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.9.9&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>In TEXAS, Hemp is legal, Marijuana is not.<\/h2>\n<p>You can still catch a criminal case for Marijuana possession. In 2019, the Texas Department of Public Safety reported more than 45,000 arrests for possession of Marijuana. Even now, lots of good citizens who happen to possess one of the many forms of pot are cited or arrested every week.\u00a0 If a person who was cited to appear in Court for pot possession does not appear, usually a warrant issues for their arrest.<\/p>\n<h3>Marijuana or Hemp?<\/h3>\n<p>Marijuana and Hemp are indistinguishable by look or smell because they both come from the cannabis plant.\u00a0 A 2019 Texas law <strong>legalized Hemp<\/strong>, however, Marijuana possession (and delivery or sale) remains illegal in Texas.\u00a0 The Texas Legislature legalized some forms of the Cannabis plant, but not all forms.\u00a0 Marijuana possession is still prosecuted in cases around the state.\u00a0 In Montgomery County, Texas, prosecution for Marijuana possession is very routine.<\/p>\n<h3>The Level of THC is important<\/h3>\n<p>Hemp, is defined as the Cannabis plant material which contains <strong>no more than 0.3% THC<\/strong>, the chemical which gives Cannabis users a high.<\/p>\n<p>Marijuana is now classified as a Cannabis plant or its derivatives with a THC concentration of more than 0.3%. <strong>If the substance has 0.3% or less THC, it\u2019s considered Hemp.<\/strong>\u00a0 Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a non-psychoactive compound of Cannabis. 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