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House Government Operations & Military Affairs reviews S.323 to shift hemp oversight to Cannabis Control Board
Summary
Lawmakers reviewed S.323, which would move hemp regulation to the Cannabis Control Board, add product registration and fees, and give the board discretion to define craft processors. Small-business hemp owners urged guardrails on rulemaking, clearer rules for intermediaries, and less onerous product-registration requirements.
The House Government Operations & Military Affairs committee on Tuesday examined amendments to S.323 that would move all hemp regulation to the Cannabis Control Board and add product registration, fee schedules and exemptions for small "craft" processors. Representative Richard Nelson (House Agriculture), who helped shepherd the bill, told the panel the change responds to incoming federal rules that could reclassify some hemp products as cannabis.
The bill would require hemp products that contain more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC in the final product to be treated as adult-only and, under the draft, sold only to people 21 and older. Bradley Schoeman, legislative counsel, told the committee the federal standard now referenced is 0.3% THC by weight and a separate 0.4 milligrams total-THC…
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