As Texas lawmakers and regulators continue to grapple with the future of hemp-based products, an operator in the state’s medical marijuana program says several hemp companies are selling illegal drugs under the guise of legal hemp.
Austin-based Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation has filed a lawsuit seeking to block several companies from doing business in Texas and recover damages for lost revenue. The case was removed to Texas Business Court last week by one of the defendants.
Since 2017, the Texas Original has had one of the rare and valuable state licenses to sell low-THC medical marijuana through the state’s Compassionate Use Program. Known as TCUP, it was signed into law in 2015 to help Texans with conditions like intractable epilepsy, cancer and Lou Gehrig’s disease…