Amendment ID: S2722-33-R1

Redraft Amendment 33

Banning unregulated intoxicating hemp products and study of regulatory frameworks

Messrs. Driscoll and Payano move that the proposed new text be amended by adding the following section:-

“SECTION 52. The cannabis control commission shall, in consultation with medical experts and appropriate state agencies and departments including the department of public health, the department of agricultural resources, the department of revenue and the alcoholic beverages control commission, conduct a study and develop recommendations regarding the effective regulation of the hemp-derived cannabinoid market, which shall include, but not be limited to: (i) ongoing federal law and other statutory or regulatory changes; (ii) licensing conditions; (iii) testing requirements and standards; (iv) appropriate age requirements and other safeguards against underage access; (v) regulations for potential retail sales and taxation; and (vi) optimal procedures in other states that have undertaken regulation of ingestible hemp products. Not later than September 15, 2026, the commission shall publish the results of the study on its website and submit a copy to the clerks of the senate and house of representatives and to the joint committee on cannabis policy.”