California Department of Public Health Emergency Regulation Concerning Hemp Products Now Effective
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The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has implemented emergency regulations that clearly prohibit the marketing, offering for sale, or sale of industrial hemp products intended for human use (including food, beverages, and dietary supplements) that contain a detectable level of total THC or other intoxicating cannabinoids.
ABC-licensed businesses may not carry, market, offer for sale, or sell any products that do not comply. Doing so will subject the ABC license to administrative disciplinary action. Products that promote or indicate that they contain THC do not comply with the proposed emergency regulation. Licensees must immediately cease the marketing or sale of such products.
In addition to the prohibition stated above, the emergency regulations also establish an age restriction on the sale of lawful industrial hemp products. Licensees may not sell such products to anyone under the age of 21.
The emergency regulations may be viewed on CDPH’s website.
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