When WSFA previously spoke with Douglas Kennedy, HB 445 had passed the Alabama Legislature but still could have been vetoed by Governor Kay Ivey.
Kennedy spoke out at a last-ditch protest urging Ivey to do so. After all, if she didn't veto the bill, he said that he would lose up to 75% of his business at "The CBD Place" near Atlanta Highway.
Ivey ended up signing HB 445 a few days later, and now that it's a done deal, Kennedy is one of dozens of store owners that are forced to reshape their business. HB 445 bans "smokable" THC products completely, but does effectively legalize consumable THC.
The catch? The consumable products must contain no more than 10 milligrams of THC per individual product, and those products must contain no more than 40 milligrams of THC per package.
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