BREAKING NEWS. AND WE DO BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. GOVERNOR KAY IVEY HAS SIGNED A BILL INTO LAW THAT AUTHORIZES THE REGULATION OF HEMP PRODUCTS. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE AT 4:00. I鈥橫 JARVIS ROBERTSON AND I鈥橫 SHERI FALK. WE WANT TO GET RIGHT OVER TO EMMA OWEN AT THE BREAKING NEWS DESK. EMMA, WE LEARNED THAT THIS BILL BECAME LAW LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO. HOW SOON WILL IT GO INTO EFFECT? WELL, SHERRI AND JARVIS HOUSE BILL 445 WILL TAKE EFFECT ON JULY 1ST OF THIS YEAR, WITH FULL ENFORCEMENT BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1ST, 2026. NOW, AS FOR THE SPECIFIC CHANGES THIS LAW WILL MAKE, I WANT TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN FOR YOU NOW. THE LAW WILL PUT STRICTER REGULATIONS IN PLACE FOR THE SALE OF PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN HEMP DERIVED THC. THE ALABAMA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL BOARD WILL REGULATE ALL HEMP PRODUCTS. THIS INCLUDES DELTA EIGHT, DELTA NINE AND DELTA TEN. THE BILL ALSO BANS THE SALE OF SMOKABLE HEMP PRODUCTS AND SYNTHETIC CANNABINOIDS. IT ONLY ALLOWS FOR EDIBLES AND DRINKS THAT ARE LIMITED TO TEN MILLIGRAMS OF THC PER SERVING. STORES TRYING TO SELL HIM PRODUCTS WOULD HAVE TO PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, AND THEY鈥橪L ALSO HAVE TO GET A LICENSE FROM THE ABC BOARD WITH AN ANNUAL FEE OF 1000 BUCKS. ANYBODY WHO VIOLATES THAT COULD SEE PRETTY STIFF PENALTIES. NOW, THERE ARE OTHER REGULATIONS INCLUDED IN THE NEW LAW. WE鈥橪L HAVE MUCH MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU ALL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, AND YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE FULL BREAKDOWN
Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill regulating hemp products in Alabama
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Updated: 9:41 AM CDT May 15, 2025
Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that would impose strict regulations on the sale of products containing hemp-derived THC in Alabama, according to her office.HB 445 authorizes the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to regulate all hemp products, including delta-8, delta-9 and delta-10, through the licensure of manufacturers, wholesale distributors and retailers, including grocery stores under certain conditions."Also outlawed within this bill are the smokables, the inhalables; such as your vapes that had THC, your buds, your flowers," said Rep. Andy Whitt, the bill's sponsor.Retailers hoping to sell hemp products would need to pass a criminal background check and obtain a license from the ABC Board with an annual fee of $1,000. They would face steep penalties for any violations.The bill bans the sale of smokable hemp products and synthetic cannabinoids, allowing only edibles/beverages limited to 10mg of THC per serving. All products would be limited to those 21 or older, required to have child-resistant packaging and prohibited from having packaging that appeals to children, such as cartoon people, animals and/or fruit. They would also need to be tested by independent laboratories and obtain certificates of analysis. A 10% excise tax would be established on sales with 90% of the revenue going to the State General Fund and the remaining 10% going to local municipalities/counties.Online sales would be prohibited, as well as on-premises consumption, placing local businesses in jeopardy.The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025. Businesses must be fully compliant by January 1, 2026. Stay updated on the latest political stories with the 米兰体育 13 app. You can download it here.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill that would impose strict regulations on the sale of products containing hemp-derived THC in Alabama, according to her office.
authorizes the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to regulate all hemp products, including delta-8, delta-9 and delta-10, through the licensure of manufacturers, wholesale distributors and retailers, including grocery stores under certain conditions.
"Also outlawed within this bill are the smokables, the inhalables; such as your vapes that had THC, your buds, your flowers," said Rep. Andy Whitt, the bill's sponsor.
Retailers hoping to sell hemp products would need to pass a criminal background check and obtain a license from the ABC Board with an annual fee of $1,000. They would face steep penalties for any violations.
The bill bans the sale of smokable hemp products and synthetic cannabinoids, allowing only edibles/beverages limited to 10mg of THC per serving.
All products would be limited to those 21 or older, required to have child-resistant packaging and prohibited from having packaging that appeals to children, such as cartoon people, animals and/or fruit. They would also need to be tested by independent laboratories and obtain certificates of analysis.
A 10% excise tax would be established on sales with 90% of the revenue going to the State General Fund and the remaining 10% going to local municipalities/counties.
Online sales would be prohibited, as well as on-premises consumption, placing local businesses in jeopardy.
The bill will take effect on July 1, 2025. Businesses must be fully compliant by January 1, 2026.
Stay updated on the latest political stories with the 米兰体育 13 app. You can download it here.
