Temple, Texas and other locally operated hemp dispensaries were raided by masked authorities as part of a massive sting operation involved over 50 different law enforcement personnel for allegedly selling products that go beyond the legally allowed THC limits in place for the state of Texas. This initial raid was primarily focused on Temple and Belton, but the warnings have been issued to other smoke shops and dispensaries giving notice that law enforcement is aware of what products are being sold, and which ones are in violation of the acceptable THC allotment.

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TX Law Enforcement Raids Temple, Belton Shops Over THC Violations

According to this KCEN article, several warrants were served, but no arrests made in this initial sweep of local smoke shops and dispensaries. In total, a little over a half dozen stores were visited during the complex operation, and multiple products were seized with several other dispensaries being notified they could be the next to get a visit from this multi agency cooperation.

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