“I know these products are safe. I know they are tested, because if they weren’t, I wouldn’t carry them in my stores.”
By Brianna Hill, Spotlight Delaware
With just over a month left in Delaware’s legislative session, lawmakers are pushing competing legislation to regulate the hemp-derived THC products that have become widely available outside of the state’s licensed marijuana market.
The intoxicating products, including gummies, vapes and infused beverages, are part of a fast-growing industry that smoke shop owners and licensed marijuana retailers want to be able to sell.
Now, four bills before lawmakers offer different paths to regulate them. One would fold many intoxicating hemp products into the state’s regulated marijuana industry, meaning they could only be sold at licensed marijuana stores.
Another would create a separate regulatory structure for hemp retailers. And a third would support the second bill by clarifying that certain THC products should not be treated as marijuana.
The fourth would regulate THC-infused beverages through a framework that would allow them to be sold at liquor stores or recreational marijuana retailers.
THC-infused products have become increasingly popular since the passage of the 2018 U.S. Farm Bill, which created a loophole allowing for the legal commercial
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