Police executed simultaneous raids at nine vape stores in North Texas earlier this week, making more than a dozen arrests after investigators allegedly found products being sold to minors and at significantly higher THC levels than allowed under state law. In an industry made up of a wide spectrum of intents, the dark cloud of raids hangs over the heads of all.
Workers at stores selling hemp products in San Antonio know not every business is playing by the rules laid out under the 2019 Farm Bill, maybe not even most of them, but they stand firm in their belief that what their doing is right, even moral.
One employee at a Westside business, who MySA granted anonymity out of concerns of legal repercussions, spoke in detail about how the ever present threat of raids affects them. Workers at several other dispensaries and vape shops declined to speak on the subject, or only in less specific terms.
The Westsider says raids like the ones this week in Allen cause owners to worry about sizable investments they’ve made, and it takes a large toll on employees as well. They said thousands of dollars in hemp products can be seized during such police actions, as well as phones, computers and other equipment. All of it can take long periods of time to recover and “can be very frustrating,” and thousands more must be spent by owners to replenish stock.
H/T: www.mysanantonio.com
