A key legislative subcommittee in Kentucky approved an emergency rule designed to regulate intoxicating hemp-derived products differently than nonintoxicating products.
It’s the third time the regulations have been amended, according to news website Kentucky Today, and the emergency rule will remain in effect until April 27, 2024.
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The most recent amendments added were:
Requirements for processing and manufacturing. Implementing U.S. Food and Drug Administration standards to product testing requirements. A registry for retailers.
Katelyn Wiard of the U.S. Hemp Roundtable said during testimony that there are still some issues with the amended emergency rule, including the fact products classified for “adults” must contain a lower amount of THC than a 25-1 CBD-to-THC ratio.
Wiard also said the rule’s $200-per-product fee will also be tough on hemp cultivators, Kentucky Today reported.
Jim Higdon, a co-founder of Louisville-based Cornbread Hemp, noted that the hemp industry
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