Committee hears regulators and retailers debate potency caps, package limits and transaction sizes

Feb 13, 2026

Regulators and a dispensary owner told the committee lifting certain potency caps may reduce unsafe dilution practices; the draft would raise per‑package THC limits and increase transaction possession limits, prompting requests for comparative data and public‑health testimony.

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The committee heard a sustained exchange about potency caps, package THC limits and transaction possession limits. James Pepper (speaking for the regulator) said reports suggest the current potency cap can push producers to dilute concentrates with additives to meet statutory limits, a practice the board sees as potentially adverse to public health.

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