Governor Gavin Newsom of California recently issued emergency regulations to protect children in the state from the adverse health effects of THC-infused hemp products. The state of California was the first in the country to allow the medical use of marijuana when voters approved the Compassionate Use Act. In 2016, voters in the state then passed a measure that legalized the recreational use of marijuana.
Gov. Newsom announced that the state was taking action to close loopholes and increase enforcement to prevent children from gaining access to these dangerous hemp products.
The state’s marijuana industry is strictly regulated to ensure that products are tested to be free of contaminants and labelled properly. Regulations also ensure that businesses operate safely and underage individuals cannot access marijuana products. However, in the absence of strict regulations, hemp manufacturers have found ways to evade the law to produce and market hemp products that contain THC.
Rules have been recommended by the state’s public health department to stop the sale of these intoxicating products to youth. Under the new rules, all industrial hemp beverage, dietary and food products should have no amount of intoxicating cannabinoids, such as THC, per serving. The number of servings for any hemp product has also been limited to five per package while the minimum age to legally buy hemp products has been pushed to 21 years of age.
These regulations are in response to a rise in health incidents associated with the intoxicating products, which regulators determined were being sold in the state. Children are at risk if they consume these intoxicants, as studies have shown that such products can negatively affect a child’s ability to make decisions as well as their memory and cognitive function.
Tomás Aragón, director of the California Department of Public Health, explained that intoxicating hemp products could cause injury as well as illness to consumers. He noted that officials were focused on ensuring that these products complied with laws that protected consumers against health risks.
Nicole Elliott, director of the Cannabis Control Department, stated that the department welcomed these reforms, noting that it was a crucial step in making sure that the products aligned with the original intent of the law.
Once the regulations are approved by the Office of Administrative Law, they will go into effect. Retailers must, at once, remove any hemp product that contains detectable THC levels from shelves and implement the restrictions on purchases. The regulations will be enforced by state and local law enforcement officials, as well as other regulators, including the public health department and the Department of Tax and Fee Administration, among others.
These new emergency regulations are likely to be of interest to marijuana and hemp industry players such as Software Effective Solutions Corp. (d/b/a MedCana) (OTC: SFWJ) since regulators appear to be taking steps to clarify the extent to which those two industries can overlap and when they should be distinct from each other.
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