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In a letter to South Carolina Speaker of the House G. Murrell Smith, Jr. (R) state Attorney General Alan Wilson specified that non-alcoholic, hemp-derived beverages containing 0.3% THC or less are legal in the state but that lawmakers should consider “guardrails” for the products.
“Currently, there are no such ‘guardrails’ in the law beyond the statutory limit of 0.3% or less. In light of the need for clarity, legislatures in other states have begun to consider numerous issues – including public health – regarding THC-infused drinks.” — Wilson in the letter
Wilson suggests that those guardrails may include age limits on purchasing hemp-derived THC-infused drinks, labeling requirements, and “whether there is some workable method for ensuring the content of a can meets the prescribed limits of the law without the need for testing can-by-can.”
The attorney general noted that state lawmakers “may well wish to address which administrative agency is responsible for enforcement and regulation” and that House lawmakers have already passed a bill that includes restrictions on hemp-derived THC products.
Over the summer the Charleston Hemp Collective, in partnership with High Rise Beverages, opened The Cannabis Dry Bar, which serves hemp-derived THC-infused mocktails as the products proliferate in the state.
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