Colorado Continues Enforcing Intoxicating Hemp Regulations – Will More States Follow?

New hemp law draws ire from statewide business group

The Mobile woman leading the Alabama Hemp Trade Association said the group will fight a new law tightening regulations on cannabis businesses, blasting it for creating rules that are “impossible to follow” and will sharply reduce stores’ sales.

Colorado Continues Enforcing Intoxicating Hemp Regulations – Will More States Follow?

In June 2023, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 23-271 (codified in C.R.S. 25-5-427 and regulated by 6 CCR 1010-24), a landmark bill regulating intoxicating hemp products in the state. This legislation followed recommendations from the Intoxicating Hemp Task Force, which was established a year earlier under SB 22-205. At a time when many states were taking a hands-off approach to hemp-derived cannabinoids, Colorado took a decisive step tow…