Connecticut House Passes Bipartisan Measure Regulating Cannabis And Hemp Industries
Connecticut House passed Tuesday a bipartisan bill to regulate the cannabis and hemp industries in a 130-16 vote, sending it to the Senate.
Measure No. 5150, “An Act Concerning Cannabis And Hemp Regulation,” would redefine high-THC hemp products, ban specific cannabis product advertising and promotion, and allow some hemp farmers to enter the marketplace.
“We can’t ban them, but we can regulate the hell out of them,” said Rep. Mike D’Agostino (D) co-chair of the General Law Committee as reported by CT Mirror. “We say, OK, those products need to be manufactured in accordance with our standards. They need to be labeled in accordance with our standards they have to be to have disclosures in accordance with our standards.”
The initial version of the bill proposed limiting the amount of THC per …