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Vermont CBD makers urge lawmakers not to adopt strict federal THC‑per‑container limits, warn small businesses would close
Summary
Small Vermont CBD manufacturers told a legislative committee that a newly proposed federal container‑based THC limit — and language in S.3.23 tying 'hemp' to interstate legality — would effectively ban full‑spectrum CBD products, raise costs and force local producers to close unless the state preserves a separate, lighter state regulatory track.
At a state legislative committee hearing, two Vermont CBD manufacturers urged lawmakers to avoid adopting federal container‑based THC limits and to allow the state Cannabis Control Board to set standards for non‑intoxicating hemp products.
Annika McCann, a registered nurse and herbalist from St. Johnsbury who has run a CBD business since 2019, testified that recent federal language would redefine hemp and criminalize most common CBD products by imposing a cap of 0.4 milligrams of THC per container. "If that language stays in this bill, then we'll all go out of business," McCann said, describing how the limit would make typical full‑spectrum formulations unworkable.
Why it matters: Witnesses told the committee the change would hit tiny, local manufacturers hardest. McCann said about a quarter of her roughly $80,000 annual sales come from Vermont (about $20,000), and she estimates fees in the proposed state framework — a $500 license and $75 per product registration — would cost her about $3,000 a year, roughly 15% of gross sales. She warned the combined effect of licensing, per‑product fees and new testing…
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