Illinois the latest to move toward placing hemp beverages under alcohol schema

Wed, Mar 26

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Legislative proposals in various U.S. statehouses are aiming to restrict local hemp industries but exempt smokeable hemp and cannabis beverages.
Senate Bill 1766 in Illinois is one of the latest bills to support these carve-outs, influenced by major alcohol distributors.
The proposed changes could impact the growth of hemp businesses in these states.
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Legislative proposals are sweeping across U.S. statehouses to bust up nascent local hemp industries, while leaving carve-outs for their beverage siblings at the behest of major alcohol distributors. One of the most recent additions to that list is Senate Bill 1766 in Illinois, though the bill leaves smokeable hemp alone...

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