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Missouri hearing on 'Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act' splits industry, public-safety witnesses
Summary
The House committee heard hours of testimony on the Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act (ICCA), a bill that would regulate intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids; supporters urged regulation to close a federal-era loophole, opponents said the bill would harm Missouri's hemp businesses and veterans who depend on them.
Lawmakers in the Missouri House Committee on Crime and Public Safety heard more than an hour of public testimony on House Bill 593, the Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act (ICCA), a proposal intended to regulate intoxicating cannabinoids derived from hemp.
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Jan Perkins (Fortieth District), told the committee, “Missouri's children can walk into a c store and buy an intoxicating product that comes from the cannabis plant without breaking the law because it's completely unregulated.” She framed the measure as a public-safety response to cases of youth intoxication reported to law enforcement and poison-control centers.
Supporters — including Tom Robbins of O'Kane Trade, Alec Rosenblum of the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association and Nico Pinto of Elevate…
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