In a Central Texas county, teens are jailed on felony charges for legal hemp

Police often can’t tell if a cannabis vape pen is derived from marijuana or legal hemp, like the delta-8 products on display in gas stations across Texas.

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Delta 8 And Other New Strains Purportedly Legal Tetrahydrocannabinol ,R Thc ,He Mind Altering Part Of The Cannabis Plant Any Adult Over Age 21 Can Buy Vapes At This Valero But If Comal Independent School District Catches One Its Students Down Road Smithson Valley High Witha Pound Cake Flavored Vape ,Hey May End Up In County Jail ,Acing Felony Charges That Would Follow Them The Rest Of Their Life School Officials And Local Law Enforcement Are Attempting To Stymie Sometimes Dangerous Youth Vaping Craze By Drawinga Hard Line Students Offered 100 For Anonymously Reporting Classmates With Thc Vape Pens Police Since Sheriff X27s Deputies Assigned Schools Often Can Tell Ifa Pen Contains ,Ut Not Whether Its Delta 8 Or The Illegal 9 Cannabis Oil ,Hey Assume The Worst ,Lap On The Cuffs And Leave It For Someone Else To Figure Out Thats What Happened Myles Leon ,A Smithson Valley Senior Arrested At School In October With What He Says Wasa Delta 8 Vape Pen 17 ,E Is Considered An Adult In Texas Criminal System ,Acinga Felony Charge Based On The As Yet Unproven Assumption That Vape Pen He Was Caught Holding Might Have Contained Illegal Delta 9 They Instantly Just Think Its Thci Dont Really Care About Difference ,Yles Said In December ,Unched Next To His Mother On Their Living Room Couch Because Eveni Said That It Was Delta 8 And Didnt Matter They Re Still Gonna Arrest Me Anyways When Texas Legalized Hemp In 2019 ,He Lower Potency Thc Naturally Found In Small Amounts The Cannabis Plant Delta 8 Suddenly No Longer Fit States Definition Of Illegal Marijuana And Market Capitalized On Notion Ofa Legal Strain ,Nd Companies Began Boosting The Concentration Of Delta 8 To Make Hemp Derived Vape Pens And Edibles That Producea High Similar Pot Legality These Lab Produced Products Is Still Under Scrutiny ,Ut For More Thana Year ,Tores And Users Have Freely Sold Purchased Them Without Issue If Teens Get Caught With Vape Pens That Are Proven To Contain Only Delta 8 ,He Worst Criminal Penalty They Would Most Likely Face Bea Ticket ,Imilar To Getting Caught With Cigarettes Or Alcohol But Delta 9 Thc ,He Most Prolific Psychoactive Compound In Marijuana Cannabis Plants ,Emained Illegal In Texas Concentrations Higher Than 0 3 Vape Pens With Marijuana Derived Extracts Are Legal Many States ,Ike New Mexico And Colorado ,Ut Not In Texas ,Nd The Criminal Punishments For Such Derivatives Are Harsher Than Marijuana Possession Of Even One Illegal Thc Vape Pen Can Carrya Punishment Up To 10 Years In Prison Anda Lifelong Label That Makes It More Difficult Get Into College ,Eta Job Or Find Housing Having Up To 4 Ounces Of Flower Marijuana Isa Misdemeanor In Comal County ,Eputies Have Arrested Students On Felony Charges ,Ot Knowing What Their Vape Pens Actually Contained Soft Spoken And Awkward In His Tall Frame ,Yles Said He Walked Intoa Locker Room Before Class One Day And Sawa Few Other Kids Vapinge Cigarettes Have Become Alarmingly Commonplace In Schools Across The Country ,Rompting The American Medical Association To Deem Teen Vapinga Public Health Epidemic And Leading Increased Regulation By Us Food Drug Administration Fda Has Also Urged Teens Not Vape Thc ,S The Unregulated Products Have Been Linked To Numerous Lung Injuries And Deaths Kids In Locker Room Told Myles Pen Contained Delta 8 ,Nd He Asked If Could Havea Hit ,E Said It Sa Decision He Has Regretted Sincea Coach Walked In While Myles Had The Pen His Hand And Ushered Him Into Principals Office ,E Said The Pen Was Unlabeled ,S Many Are ,Ut Sporteda Cannabis Leaf Symbol ,O School Officials Brought In The Sheriffs Deputies District Cant Comment On Specific Students ,Ut Spokesperson Steve Stanford Said The District Works With Sheriffs Office To Address Thc Vaping For School Disciplinary Action ,E Said Its Up To The Student Provea Thc Pen Is Legal ,Ot For The School To Prove Its Illegal Even If It Is Determined That Isa Legal Derivative ,He Student Is Cited For Being In Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia And Put Intoa Disciplinary School Fora Time ,E Said Myles He Was Cooperating As Much Could ,Anding Over The Pen And Answering Questions Still ,E Soon Felt Metal On His Wrists And Was Walked In Handcuffs Across Campus To The Sheriffs Office At School So Deputies Could Runa Test Detect Thc Vape Oil Police Field Kits ,Ike Those Used By The Comal County Sheriffs Office ,An Quickly Flag If Vape Oil Likely Contains Thc ,Ut Not Whether Its Derived From Legal Hemp Or Illegal Marijuana That Test Isa Presumptive Positive ,Nd That Provides The Probable Cause For An Arrest ,Pl Shawn Trevino Said When Asked About Making Felony Arrests Based On An Ambiguous Test It May Be Enough For The Sheriffs Office ,Ut Its Often Not For Prosecutors Or Courts Republican Comal County District Attorney Jennifer Tharp Said Her Office Doesnt Accept Drug Cases Without First Looking Lab Results So Aftera Thc Arrest ,He Comal County Sheriffs Office Sends Vape Cartridges Off To State Crime Labs For Further Testing But ,Hich Can Take Months Or Years To Return Results Police And Prosecutors In Any Criminal Case ,Ave Been Able To Distinguish Between Different Strains Of Thc In Vape Oils Only Since September They Still Cant Tell Edibles Apart ,Yles Was Soon In The Back Ofa Squad Car ,N His Way To The Comal County Jaili Geti Had Face Consequences ,Uti Feel Like It Sa Little Severe ,E Said Quietlyi Know Sinceim Underage Its Not Legal For Me ,Uti Know Ifi Was Of Age Andi Wasnt On School It Probably Would Be Legal For Me Since Hes 17 ,Yles Was Booked Into The Adult County Jail And Kept Ina Holding Cell With Grown Men For Hours Federal Law Meant To Prevent Sexual Assaults In Incarcerated Settings Requires People Under 18 Be Housed Separately From Adults ,Ut Texas Doesnt Make Local Jails Abide By Such Laws ,Ccording To Brandon Wood ,Irector Of The Texas Commission On Jail Standards While Myles Parents Scrambled To Figure Out How Get Their Son ,He Teen Said Sat In The Cell For About 12 Hours Till Nearly 10 Pm ,Istening To Other Inmates Talk About Shootouts And Drugs Hed Never Heard Of Before For The Alleged Crime Possessing An Illegal Vape Pen ,Is Bail Was Set At 5 ,000 Luckily ,Is Parents Could Afford To Free Him These Are Real Criminals Committing Actual Hard Crimes ,E Said Andim Just There Becausei Was Smoking At School Hazy Legality Since The Legalization Of Hemp Production Federally In 2018 And ,