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Fairhope council discusses consumable hemp (CBD) regulation; defers formal policy
Summary
City staff briefed council on new state law handing consumable hemp product regulation to the ABC board; council asked staff to research license pathways, fee structures and local enforcement, and agreed to revisit the item at a future work session.
On Jan. 27 the Fairhope City Council discussed whether to permit retail sales of consumable hemp products within city limits after staff briefed members on new state legislation that placed oversight of those products with the Alabama ABC Board.
Jennifer Olmstead told council that the law, effective Jan. 1, creates three state license categories: specialty retailers that sell only hemp/CBD products; pharmacy-distributed consumables (pharmacy-only…
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