Hemp Businesses Warn THC Limits In Illinois Bill Could Force Them To Close
The bill’s sponsors are working on amended language
There’s a new push to regulate the cannabis and hemp industries in Illinois with mere days left in the spring legislative session, and small businesses are very concerned.
However, multiple small businesses have warned the legislation could force them to close.
“We’ve pushing for and advocating for regulation of the hemp industry. But not in a way that wipes it out,” said Jeremy Dedic, co-founder of Cubbington’s Cabinet, a shop that sells CBD products to people and pets in Roscoe Village.
Dedic is concerned about a provision in the bill that would cap the amount of THC his products could have at 0.4 milligrams per container, or 0.3% by dry weight. He pointed out one of his top-selling topical creams, which was 150 times above that limit.
“If (the bill) passes, June 30th would be our last day as it looks right now of being open for operations,” he said.
Rachel Berry, the founder and CEO of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association, noted that it’s similar to legislation introduced during previous sessions but said it’s frustrating to see it pop up in the final week of the session.
“We would see effectively 95% of the hemp products on the shelves be taken off shelves,” Berry said
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