The package would place hemp under the watch of the “Cannabis Regulatory Industry” and allow for “nonintoxicating” products like drinks.
“Hemp Beverage Alliance” founder Christopher Lackner says drinks would be better off regulated by the “Michigan Liquor Control Commission:”
“It’s going to be a great opportunity, it’s going to create tax revenue. And you can do all of this within the existing alcohol distribution system and the MLCC that regulates it.”
But Joe Maricelli, a manager at a cannabis and hemp testing lab, says hemp beverages need the same level of regulation as cannabis drinks:
“Without parity in oversight, we risk compromising consumer safety and unfairly disadvantaging businesses that follow more stringent guidelines.”
The state Senate Regulatory Affairs committee also took up bills to cap marijuana retailer licenses.
Senate Regulatory Affairs Committee takes on hemp legislation
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