National Hemp Legalization Causingbr ‘Chaos’ in Florida and Texas.br Last year, Congress voted in favor of the 2018 Farm Bill,br which removed hemp from the controlled substances list. .br This has caused "chaos" in the states of Floridabr and Texas, as the now legal substance is easilybr confused with its illegal cannabis counterpart. .br Officials in both states have been forced to stopbr prosecuting low-level marijuana cases, due to the lack ofbr a reliable field test to distinguish the two substances.br In Texas, officers are being instructedbr to give out misdemeanor citations forbr those caught possessing small amounts,br rather than arresting them. .br The use of “sniff and search” seizuresbr has also been halted, as smell is no longerbr a reliable way to identify marijuana. .