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US (ME): Working group recommends regulating intoxicating hemp

If you picked up a Long Coast non-alcoholic wild blueberry mojito, which contains hemp-derived THC and promises "all of the buzz, none of the hangover," you'd experience intoxicating effects similar to those from a cannabis-infused drink.

But these hemp-derived products face none of the same regulations in Maine.

A state working group of health experts and industry producers is hoping to change that: they have recommended creating age limits for intoxicating hemp-derived products and putting a cap on the amount of THC in beverages in an attempt to regulate these products for the first time.

Hemp-derived products are regulated differently than recreational and medical cannabis because hemp plants contain a smaller concentration of THC.

However, as producers are increasingly figuring out how to concentrate THC and use technology to derive different types of cannabinoids for highly potent products, states are racing to establish regulations. California last year passed an emergency ban on any hemp products with THC.

Read more at pressherald.com

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