A new group of bills in Springfield seek to regulate hemp compounds such as Delta-8 in a manner similar to what is currently in place for cannabis. One bill would also ban the sale of such synthetic THC elements pending further study.
Bill sponsors and supporters point out the hemp-based products are being marketed in ways that resemble cannabis products in terms of branding and/or packaging.
Lobbyist Mark Peysakhovich agreed there is no room for the lookalikes, but added those products are not what his clients’ hemp is all about.
Read the news item at the WJBC Radio website, April 12, 2024
More about the issue at the Quad City Times.