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Council holds Bill 15 after hours of public testimony calling for local regulation of intoxicating hemp products
Summary
After nearly an hour of public testimony from law-enforcement leaders, licensed cannabis operators and scientists urging local rules or a ban on unregulated hemp-derived intoxicants, the Saint Louis County Council said it will hold Bill 15 and schedule a committee of the whole to consider the measure in September.
The Saint Louis County Council on Aug. 12 heard extensive public comment urging passage of Bill 15, a proposal to regulate so-called intoxicating hemp products, and then voted to hold the measure for additional review.
Dozens of speakers — including retired police officials, licensed cannabis business owners and a chemist involved in the regulated marijuana industry — told the council the unregulated products, marketed as delta-8, delta-10, HHC and similar cannabinoids, can be high-potency, mislabeled and packaged to appeal to children. "Allowing unregulated intoxicating hemp products completely avoid Missouri cannabis taxes," attorney Drew Lambert said, arguing the loophole under the 2018 Farm Bill enables what he called "economic exploitation." Lambert added, "If the product is intoxicating, it should be…
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