“If the only thing that we can do is to prohibit sales to under 21, I would rather the pressure grow, and let’s see if we can address it more comprehensively later.”
By Jessica Holdman, South Carolina Daily Gazette
South Carolinians, including teens, can continue to buy hemp products infused with THC at grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants and vape shops across the state after legislators failed to reach a consensus on regulating the intoxicating gummies and drinks.
The effort to rein in what some called the “Wild Wild West” of these products, which can provide an alternative high in a state where marijuana remains illegal, failed Thursday after hemp industry proponents and those seeking an all-out ban collectively defeated it in the state House.
The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 27-11.
But then House members voted 69-28 to kill the bill that would have limited sales to adults over 21 and set rules on what products could be sold and by whom.
The issue divided Republicans. The 69 “no” votes included 28 Democrats and 41 Republicans. No Democrat voted for the restrictions.
Proposals on how to curb sales of drinks and edibles infused with hemp-derived THC—effectively legalized
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