Bill Updates on Hemp Legislation in Florida, California, Utah | Where to order Skittles Moonrock online

In California, there are three hemp-related bills that have been filed so far this year.

AB 8, introduced by Assembly Member Aguiar-Curry, allows two things: allow cannabis licensees to also engage in the hemp industry, and require out-of-state manufacturers to register with the California Department of Public Health. We have heard rumors that AB 8 could be amended to include harmful language towards the hemp industry, stay tuned for further updates.

AB 1397 is a step towards allowing some hemp products to re-enter the California marketplace by authorizing low-dose hemp beverages, with no more than 5 mg of THC in each container, and imposing a 10% excise tax on the gross receipts of those products.  It does not include other hemp products like edibles that comply with AB 45 but violate the emergency regs. There is a typo in the current text of AB 1397 that puts the THC cap at 0.5 milligrams; we have assurances the language will be amended to 5 milligrams at the first opportunity.

Finally, SB378 was introduced at the request of the Newsom administration purportedly to respond to the online sale of cannabis and hemp products that are not compliant with California law. The bill apparently is the administration’s next step in trying to stop the sale of hemp products with any THC that they began with the emergency regulations in September and to drive those products into cannabis dispensaries.

We will be monitoring California closely.