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Kegrove Brewing owner urges clearer guidance after inconsistent enforcement of hemp‑derived THC beverages
Summary
Jeffrey Mraz, owner at Kegrove Brewing Company, told the Health Committee that many local businesses faced inconsistent enforcement and orders to discard hemp‑derived THC beverage products and requested clearer guidance from authorities at the federal, state and local levels.
Jeffrey Mraz, who identified himself as one of the owners of Kegrove Brewing Company, used his five‑minute public comment time to describe recent disruptions to local businesses related to hemp‑derived THC beverages.
"A lot has happened over the past month regarding hemp derived THC beverages. Many local businesses were affected by choices that were made, inconsistent ones," Mraz said. He said owners received orders to dump and discard products without consistent warning or guidance and asked the committee for more clarity and direction from federal, state and local authorities.
Mraz said his own business was not asked to discard products but that many of his customers had been, and he asked the committee whether the county might provide clearer guidance to affected small businesses.
Why it matters: inconsistent enforcement or unclear regulatory guidance can impose costs on small businesses and create uncertainty about product compliance; committee members did not provide a formal response during the meeting.
What happens next: the public comment was heard and recorded in the meeting minutes; no formal county action or staff direction was recorded on the transcript regarding the matter.
