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You Built Something Legal. Now They’re Destroying It.

If your hemp or THCA business has been harmed by the Texas ban or the upcoming federal ban, your signed declaration is needed as official evidence in a federal lawsuit that could protect your industry nationwide.

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WHAT IS THE BUSINESS DECLARATION?

The Business Declaration of Harm is a sworn statement submitted by hemp retailers, THCA shop owners, dispensary operators, farmers, distributors, manufacturers, and other small business owners.
 

It documents the economic and operational harm caused by:

  • The Texas THCA ban (effective March 31, 2026)

  • The upcoming federal restriction (effective November 12, 2026)
     

Each declaration is submitted as part of the evidence in a federal civil rights lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Austin Division.

WHY YOUR DECLARATION IS CRITICAL

The law does not permit the destruction of a lawful industry without justification.

These bans:

  • Were enacted through agency rulemaking rather than the Texas Legislature

  • Conflict with the federal legalization of hemp under the 2018 Farm Bill

  • Provide no compensation to business owners who invested in good faith

The court needs to hear directly from business owners — not just data.

Your declaration helps the judge understand:

  • What you built

  • What you have lost or may lose

  • The real-world impact of these regulatory actions

This is evidence. This is power. This is your voice in federal court.

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WHO SHOULD SUBMIT A DECLARATION?

  • Hemp shop owners and THCA retailers in Texas

  • Hemp farmers and cultivators

  • Distributors, wholesalers, and manufacturers

  • Smoke shop owners who carried THCA products

  • Licensed hemp business operators

  • Businesses supplying the Texas market from other states

  • Anyone facing inventory loss, revenue loss, layoffs, or closure

HOW IT IS USED IN COURT

Your declaration becomes part of the official federal court record and supports key legal arguments:

Takings Clause

The government cannot destroy property or investment made in good faith without compensation.

Commerce Clause

State-level bans interfering with interstate hemp commerce may be unconstitutional.

Arbitrary & Capricious Standard

RFRA — Least Restrictive Means

The DSHS rule lacks sufficient justification and caused unnecessary economic harm.

Declarations demonstrate that less harmful alternatives existed but were not used.

Submit Your Declaration

Complete the form below to submit your official declaration. Your submission will be included as part of the federal court record.

Declaration of Small Business Owner Harm — Federal Court Exhibit

BUSINESS & OWNER INFO

Title / Role
Business Type

LOCATION DETAILS

CONTACT INFO

BUSINESS BACKGROUND

Products Sold

REVENUE DEPENDENCY

% of Revenue from Hemp/Cannabis

DECLARATION OF HARM

Harm Experienced
Estimated Financial Loss

WRITTEN STATEMENT

OATH, CONSENT, AND SIGNATURE

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING:  This is a sworn declaration. By signing below, you are declaring under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 that all statements you have made in this document are true, correct, and complete to the best of your knowledge and belief. You are affirming that you have personally experienced the harms you have described. False statements in a federal court declaration are a federal crime.

I, the undersigned, declare under penalty of perjury pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746 that:

1.   The information I have provided in Sections A through D of this declaration is true, correct, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

2.   I am the owner, co-owner, or duly authorized representative of the business identified in Section A, and I have personal knowledge of the business operations and financial conditions described herein.

3.   My business has been directly and materially harmed by the Texas DSHS total THC rule (effective March 31, 2026) and/or the anticipated federal hemp ban under H.R. 5371 Section 781 (effective November 12, 2026), as described in this declaration.

4.   I understand that this declaration will be filed in federal court in support of a pending lawsuit challenging these regulations, and that my identity as a signatory may become part of the public court record.

5.   I give my permission for Plaintiff Gwendolyn Amy Morris to attach this declaration as an exhibit to her court filings in Morris v. Abbott et al., pending in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas.

6.   I am signing this declaration voluntarily, of my own free will, without coercion or inducement.


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