A Pennsylvania Republican senator is asking colleagues to support a forthcoming bill she plans to introduce to keep hemp THC products legal in the state while adding age limits as well as new requirements for registration, testing and labeling.
Sen. Dawn Keefer (R) announced the Pennsylvania Hemp and Cannabinoid Act in a cosponsorship memo on Friday.
“The bill gives responsible hemp businesses a clear state framework and keeps intoxicating products out of the hands of children while federal hemp policy remains unsettled,” she wrote.
While federal hemp policy remains in flux, there is no statewide system for consumable hemp products—with “no Pennsylvania age gate, no uniform testing or labeling standard, and no retail accountability,” the senator said.
“Those products are sold next to candy and snacks,” she said. “Some are packaged and flavored to appeal to children.”
Keefer said that while her bill would protect “responsible Pennsylvania farmers, manufacturers, and retailers” who have “built a lawful market,” it is “not adult-use marijuana legalization.”
The legislation, which has not yet been filed, would not create a new regulatory body to oversee products or alter existing rules for medical cannabis.
“What it does is protect the responsible consumable hemp industry and keep
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