“Nowhere in the authorizing legislation does it provide for a Responsible Consumable Hemp Product Program.”
By Anna Barrett, Alabama Reflector
The Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Board Thursday approved an emergency, temporary rule regulating the sale of consumable hemp products, over the opposition of a state representative who sponsored the law leading to the regulation.
The rule creates the Responsible Consumable Hemp Product Program and establishes warnings and fees for violations of the rule.
David Peacock, chief general counsel for the ABC Board, told board members that on first violation of the rule, retailers would receive a warning, and distributors would be fined $1,000 on first offense for selling a product that is not approved by the board.
“If the distributor were to purchase a product from a supplier that was violative a second time, they would no longer be able to use that supplier unless they provide to us a corrective action plan that we approve,” Peacock said.
Peacock did not say what products would be prohibited or allowed, but that there would be a list of products published on the ABC Board’s website.
Peacock said the rule is needed in accordance with HB 445, sponsored by Rep. Andy
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