HB 897 and SB 391 concern edible hemp products, which would include any hemp product intended to be consumed orally or that contains a hemp extract. All smokable and edible hemp products would be treated as regulated hemp products, covered under a comprehensive regulatory scheme, and subject to maximum THC concentrations. The bill expands the definition of food additive to include hemp extracts, allows the sale of hemp extracts as food, and makes clear that a food is not adulterated due to containing hemp. Edible hemp products could not contain alcohol or nicotine or be packaged or labeled for use by persons under 21. Virginia Hemp Supporters are encouraged to use our State Action Center to urge lawmakers to defeat HB 897 and SB 391.
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MinnesotaHemp extracts are on trial in Minnesota. The case is State v. Loveless, in which a Minnesota man was criminally convicted for possessing a vape cartridge containing a liquid THC product. Last September, the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the conviction, ruling that Minnesota’s scheduling of THC as a controlled substance does not exclude hemp products and state law’s 0.3% THC designation...
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