Despite a new state law allowing for the production, transportation and sale of hemp in Texas, Hays County’s top lawyer still intends to prosecute any and all marijuana cases going forward.
On July 11, Hays County District Attorney Wes Mau said in a release that his office will continue to prosecute marijuana possession and distribution cases brought forth by law enforcement. The DA’s office will “continue to deal with those cases as justice requires, as well as any additional charges under the new law.”
In June, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 1325 which could allow for the possession, production and distribution of industrial hemp crops and products. According to the DA, hemp is Cannabis sativa L., a plant containing less than 0.3 percent of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient of marijuana.
