Governor Gavin Newsom's proposed emergency regulations aim to ban hemp products with 'any detectable quantity' of THC, jeopardizing legal and therapeutic hemp-derived therapies.
In this April 24, 2018, file photo, a hemp plant is pollinated at the Unique Botanicals facility in Springfield, Ore. California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently proposed emergency regulations to ban hemp products with “any detectable quantity” of THC –the intoxicating chemicals that give marijuana its psychoactive effects.
Gov. Newsom is targeting intoxicating hemp products, including those made by chemically converting CBD into forms of THC. However, Newsom does not distinguish between intoxicating products and those with proven therapeutic value. As a result, the standard of “any detectable quantity” would remove CBD therapies from the market even though they pose no threat of intoxication.
States that have legalized marijuana often impose onerous and costly restrictions due to ongoing federal marijuana prohibition. With federal hemp legalization, however, hemp manufacturers can operate free of both federal rules and state marijuana regulations. Ironically, restrictions on marijuana sales allow hemp manufacturers to offer intoxicating products that compete with marijuana at more outlets and lower costs.
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