New Alabama Law Regulating THC and Hemp Products Prompts Debate over Business Impact

New Alabama law regulating THC and Hemp products prompts debate over business impact

The bill introduces regulations on packaging, sales, licensing, testing, and usage of THC hemp products statewide. Repeat offenders caught selling unregulated products could face fines or be charged with a Class C felony.

Birmingham brewer who makes THC drink vows to stay in business, calls new law ‘a betrayal’

“This bill was rammed through with no real dialogue, under the influence of entrenched corporate interests."

Birmingham Businesses Say Newly Signed Hemp Bill Will ‘Destroy’ the Industry

By Taylor Lang | WVTM MONTGOMERY — The signing of the bill that will regulate hemp products will place local businesses that rely on those sales in jeopardy. Gov. Kay Ivey signed HB 445 on Wednesda…

Ivey signs THC product regulation bill into law

Starting in July, consumable THC products like delta-8 will see strict regulations imposed on them in Alabama after Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday (May 14) signed House Bill 445. Carried by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, the bill will impose a THC cap of 10 milligrams per serving for edibles and beverages, will ban any smokable hemp products, prohibit use for those under age 21 and limit THC product availability to specialty shops or dedicated areas of…

Alabama Gov. Signs Hemp Restrictions Bill Into Law

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Wednesday signed into law a proposal to regulate consumable hemp products, the Alabama Reflector reports. Sponsored by state Rep. Andy Whitt (R), the bill, HB 445, sets new testing and labeling requirements for consumable hemp products and bans the sale of smokable THC products, including vaporizers. Edible products, meanwhile, will be capped at 10 milligrams of THC per individually wrapped product and 40 milligrams …

Alabama Gov. Ivey signs a bill regulating the sale of hemp products

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed legislation putting new regulations on gummies, drinks and other products containing cannabinoids from hemp, a legal variety of the marijuana plant. The law would allow gummies, drinks and other consumable products to continue to be sold, but limits the amount of psychoactive compounds in the products. It also puts restrictions on where the products can be sold. The governor signed the…