Harris County DA to law enforcement: Lab testing limits charges that can be filed involving THC vape pens
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Harris County DA Sean Teare will not accept charges for individuals possessing THC vape pens due to the inability of local labs to determine the origin of the THC.Summary
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare has issued new guidance instructing local law enforcement that his office will not accept charges against individuals for possessing THC vape pens. This decision is based on the limitations of current crime laboratory capabilities, which cannot determine if the THC in vape pen oil is derived from marijuana, hemp, or produced synthetically. Since state law excludes hemp as a controlled substance and defines it with a specific THC concentration, and because the legislature did not define the term
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