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Committee holds bill restricting alcohol wholesalers from distributing hemp beverages after lengthy testimony
Summary
Sen. Ana brings a bill to prohibit alcohol wholesalers from distributing hemp beverages; committee heard extensive testimony from retailers, wholesalers and craft brewers and agreed to hold the bill for further development.
Sen. Ana presented Senate Bill 229 proposing to restrict alcohol beverage wholesalers from distributing hemp-derived beverages in order to separate hemp products from the alcoholic three-tier distribution system.
The sponsor said rapid growth in hemp beverage brands and wholesalersinvolvement threatened local craft breweries and retail market balance. "If you like hemp beverages, you should like this bill. It doesn't prohibit them," the sponsor said; rather, the draft would direct…
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