CANNASIGNAL™
LIVE DATA
🔍
SIGNAL
HEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Dec 11, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition buildingHEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Dec 11, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition building
NC S59In Committeeas of 2025-03-13

Age 21 Hemp-Derived Consumables/Kratom

Plain-English summary

What happened: North Carolina bill that would restrict the sale of hemp-derived consumables and kratom to individuals aged 21 and older, currently reported favorably as a committee substitute.

Why it matters: An age-21 restriction on hemp-derived consumables would require retailers to implement age verification and could reduce the eligible consumer base for those products.

Affects: retailers

LATEST ACTION: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
READ THE FULL BILL TEXT →
Follow North Carolina cannabis bills for free. One plain-English email a week with every bill that moved, including this one.
Get the free digest
More North Carolina cannabis bills
S1072Constitutional Amendments - CannabisIntroducedS937Marijuana and Vapor Products ReformIntroducedS328Age 21 Hemp-Derived ConsumablesIn CommitteeH328Regulate Hemp-Derived ConsumablesIn CommitteeH329Tobacco and Hemp on Nonpublic School GroundsIn CommitteeH984Regulate Research of Medical CannabisIntroducedH680The Protect Children from Cannabis ActIntroducedH607Regulate Hemp Consumable ProductsIntroduced
ALL NORTH CAROLINACANNABIS LAWS & BILLS →

Legislative data via LegiScan, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Summaries and categorization by CannaSignal. Regulatory information, not legal advice.