California’s emergency regulations that place an age restriction on sales of hemp products has passed the state’s Office of Administrative Law, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sept. 24.
The new rules ban the sale of hemp products meant for human consumption to anyone under 21 and limit servings to five per package. They also ban all hemp-derived food, beverages, and dietary products from having any amount of detectable tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the substance in marijuana that creates a “high.”
“The emergency regulations respond to increasing health incidents related to intoxicating hemp products, which state regulators have found sold across the state,” according to a news release published Tuesday by the California Public Health Department. “Children are particularly at risk should they consume these products.”…