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Committee releases HB373 to regulate THC-infused beverages, but retailers and hemp sellers raise concerns
Summary
House Bill 373 would age-gate, test and tax THC-infused (Delta-9) beverages under a three-tier system and limit Delta-9 to 10 mg per container for off-premise sales; the committee released the bill amid industry debate over milligram caps, retail access and taxation.
Representative Heffernan presented House Bill 373, saying the measure was written with the marijuana commissioner, the Alcohol Beverage Control commissioner and the Department of Finance to require testing, age gating and a three-tier distribution system for THC-infused beverages. Heffernan said the bill would cap total Delta-9 extract at 10 milligrams per container, put beverages through the same supplier-wholesaler-retailer system used for alcohol and tax them at the wholesale level.
Joshua Sanderlyn, identified on the record as Delaware's Marijuana Commissioner, told the committee that many THC beverages are entering the state from out-of-state sources and that products are not consistently tested or…
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