Advocates for convenience stores are celebrating a recently enacted delay in the effective date of a federal ban on hemp THC products, saying the move provides an opportunity to create regulations as an alternative to prohibition.
Convenience stores, they say, are an ideal place to continue to sell hemp products under any new rules that are enacted
“The convenience retail channel, with its well-established age verification procedures, is suited to selling hemp products to adults legally and responsibly,” Jon Taets, director of government relations for NACS, formerly the National Association of Convenience Stores, said.
“We look forward to working with Congress on a solution that not only protects children in our communities but also supports small businesses,” he said.
The group has “actively encouraged Congress to delay the hemp ban,” NACS said. “Doing so provides more time to develop a regulatory framework that allows for legal, safe sales of products containing hemp-derived THC to adults.”
“These products are an important category for convenience stores, which have experienced significant demand for THC beverages and other products from adult customers,” the organization said. “For c-store operators, the hemp-derived THC category could offer significant sales and growth opportunities, particularly in states that have passed legislation to
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