“This bill will still, even with the hemp beverage carveout, shut down hundreds of Missouri businesses and cost hundreds of Missourians their jobs.”
By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
Arguably the biggest opponent of unregulated intoxicating hemp products said it’s willing to concede to allowing hemp-THC drinks to continue to be sold in grocery and liquor stores.
“We are working through and very excited about the possibility of developing a carveout for low-THC hemp drinks,” said Tom Robbins, a lobbyist for the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association (MoCann) during a Senate committee hearing Wednesday.
The legislative battle to regulate intoxicating hemp products kicked off Wednesday with a hearing on Republican state Sen. Nick Schroer’s bill to treat hemp-derived THC edibles, vapes and beverages the same as marijuana—meaning under the Division of Cannabis Regulation’s rules and exclusively sold in dispensaries.
Robbins announced MoCann’s proposed amendment to cap the amount of THC at 5 milligrams per can and exclude drinks made with “synthetic” THC, or THC that has been converted from CBD using a chemical process.
Schroer confirmed a plan is in the works to include this language in a committee substitute that may come up to vote within the next few weeks.
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