Cannabis

Vermont S.323 Moves to House Ways and Means, Proposing Pesticide, Seed, and Hemp Regulatory Changes

In May 2026, Vermont’s omnibus agriculture bill S.323, which bundles significant changes to pesticide applicator licensing, seed labelling and reporting, hemp regulation, and farm permitting, passed the Senate and advanced to the House Ways and Means Committee. If enacted with its current text from July 2026, these reforms would tighten data and oversight requirements for pesticide-treated and genetically engineered seeds, bring many hemp-derived cannabinoids under stricter cannabis-style controls, and reshape compliance duties and costs for farms, agri‑businesses, and energy developers operating in Vermont.

10 May 2026, 19:19legislature.vermont.govUnited States

Oklahoma HB4248 Hemp Beverage Age-21 Sales Bill Recalled From Enrollment

Oklahoma’s HB4248 would set a 21+ age limit on sales of hemp-containing beverages, but after passing both chambers the House rescinded its fourth reading and signing on 6 May 2026 and recalled the bill from enrollment. Retailers and beverage manufacturers should monitor whether lawmakers re-advance or amend the bill, as a revived measure could quickly impose age-21 sales restrictions and new compliance obligations in the Oklahoma market.

9 May 2026, 07:19oklegislature.govUnited States

South Carolina Bill H.5667 Would Create Apothecary Retailer Licences for Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid and Wellness Products

South Carolina has introduced Bill H.5667 (Apothecary Retailer Act) to create a new apothecary retailer licence category and impose age, THC-content and marketing controls on hemp-derived cannabinoid, smoking-cession and wellness products sold in specialist outlets. If enacted, this would establish a distinct retail channel outside alcohol law, requiring manufacturers and retailers of cannabinoid and wellness products to align product formulations, labelling, and distribution strategies with South Carolina-specific THC limits and age-verification rules.

9 May 2026, 07:05scstatehouse.govUnited States

Oklahoma Legislature Sends HB 4454 Restricting Medical Marijuana Edibles to Governor

Oklahoma has sent HB 4454, an enrolled bill tightening design and labelling rules for medical marijuana edibles, to the Governor as of early May 2026. If enacted, cannabis processors and brands will need to remove child-appealing shapes and branding and upgrade THC serving labelling on edibles ahead of a 1 November 2026 compliance start.

8 May 2026, 07:00oklegislature.govUnited States

Delaware Legislature Introduces Delaware Hemp Regulation Act for Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products (HB 401)

Delaware has introduced HB 401 to establish the Delaware Hemp Regulation Act, creating a comprehensive licensing, testing, labelling, and taxation framework for retail sales of hemp-derived cannabinoid products to adults 21 and over. If enacted, this would significantly tighten controls on hemp-derived cannabinoids in Delaware, requiring new testing and packaging compliance, age-gated retail operations, and readiness for a 6% excise tax within a year of enactment or final regulations.

8 May 2026, 06:56legis.delaware.govUnited States

EU AGRI Committee To Debate Regulatory Harmonisation in the Hemp Sector

In early May 2026, the European Parliament's agriculture committee will debate regulatory harmonisation for the EU hemp sector, focusing on divergent national rules on using all parts of the plant and related Common Market Organisation reform aspects. This signals growing political momentum to remove legal uncertainty that constrains hemp's role in the EU bioeconomy and could shape future CAP and market-access rules for hemp-derived products.

4 May 2026, 18:23europarl.europa.euEuropean Union

EESC Opinion on Proposal to Amend Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 (School Scheme, Protein Crops, Hemp and Marketing Standards)

In January 2026 the European Economic and Social Committee issued an opinion on the CMO reform proposal COM(2025)553, covering EU school food schemes, a new protein crops sector, hemp production rules, marketing standards and agri-food crisis preparedness. If taken up by the co-legislators, its recommendations would support risk-based regulation of hemp (including THC/CBD feed uses), stronger origin labelling and protected meat designations, and clearer timelines for transitioning EU school schemes and agri-food crisis mechanisms, reshaping planning for agricultural, food and hemp supply chains.

3 May 2026, 07:30eur-lex.europa.euEuropean Union

Norway Publishes Joint Guidance on CBD Rules Across Product Categories

Norway’s food and medicines regulators have issued joint guidance confirming that cannabis-derived CBD extracts remain classified as narcotics and that CBD is still banned in foods, drinks and supplements, with only tightly controlled uses in medicines and certain cosmetics using synthetic CBD. This consolidates existing EU and national rules and signals continued strict enforcement, so businesses selling CBD products in Norway need to reassess product portfolios, labelling and supply chains to avoid illegal offerings and potential seizures or sanctions.

28 Apr 2026, 11:57mattilsynet.noNorway

Oklahoma Senate Passes HB 4248 to Prohibit Sale of Hemp Beverages to Persons Under 21

The Oklahoma Senate has now passed HB 4248, a bill that would bar sales of hemp‑containing beverages to anyone under 21, with a planned effective date of 1 November 2026 if enacted. Companies selling hemp drinks into Oklahoma should prepare to treat them as age‑restricted products, updating point‑of‑sale controls and retailer guidance well before the proposed effective date.

24 Apr 2026, 08:45oklegislature.govUnited States

Germany (VG Würzburg) Annuls Bavarian KCanG Cannabis Permit Contaminant Limits And ID-Copy Duty

A Bavarian administrative court has partially annulled standard cannabis cultivation permit conditions under the new Consumption Cannabis Act, ruling that only a federal regulation may set contaminant limits and that mandatory copying of members’ ID cards breaches identity-card and data-protection law. For cannabis associations, laboratories, and regulators this weakens the immediate legal force of medicinal-style contaminant thresholds in Bavaria, while underscoring the need to monitor forthcoming federal § 17(4) KCanG regulations and align participation documentation and data-handling practices with this emerging case law.

23 Apr 2026, 14:09gesetze-bayern.deGermany

US Senate Introduces S.4315 To Preserve State and Tribal Hemp Laws Under the Agricultural Marketing Act

US Senator Rand Paul has introduced S.4315 to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 so that certain State and Tribal hemp laws are explicitly maintained, with the bill now before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee. If enacted, it could reshape the balance between federal and local oversight of hemp production and hemp-derived products, requiring multi-state operators to track and comply with a wider range of State and Tribal rules.

23 Apr 2026, 12:24congress.govUnited States

Colorado Senate Bill 164 Proposes Regulation of Lawful THC Beverages

Colorado has introduced Senate Bill 164 to create a statewide licensing, safety, and labelling regime for hemp-derived THC beverages, with the first Senate Finance Committee hearing scheduled for late April 2026. If adopted, this framework would formalise a new regulated category for non-alcoholic THC drinks, imposing potency caps, age and training requirements, and CDPHE/DOR rulemaking by 2028 that could significantly change how cannabinoid beverages are formulated, sold, and distributed in Colorado.

23 Apr 2026, 08:36leg.colorado.govUnited States

United States Amends Hemp Definition and Restricts Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

A 2026 US appropriations law amends the federal hemp definition and introduces strict new thresholds and exclusions for hemp-derived cannabinoid products, including a 0.4 mg per-container cap on THC and THC-like cannabinoids and the exclusion of many synthetic or chemically modified cannabinoids from the “hemp” category. This will force rapid reformulation and relabelling across hemp, CBD, and cannabinoid product lines, narrow what can be marketed as federally compliant hemp, and sharpen FDA’s enforcement framework once the rules take effect in late 2026.

23 Apr 2026, 08:16govinfo.govUnited States

Kentucky HB9 Would Establish New State Fees and Testing Standards for Alcohol, Cannabis-Infused Beverages, Kratom and Hemp-Derived Cannabinoid Products

Kentucky’s HB9, now engrossed in the Senate, would from July 2027 replace existing alcohol and cannabis-infused beverage excise and wholesale taxes with new state regulatory license fees, and layer high per-milligram fees and stricter testing standards onto kratom and intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid products, backed by an emergency clause for certain licensing and enforcement changes. If enacted, alcohol suppliers, cannabinoid product manufacturers and retailers serving the Kentucky market would face a materially different fee and audit regime, tighter lab-approval and re-registration requirements, and tougher sanctions for sales to minors, all of which could alter product economics, compliance workloads and market access decisions in that state.

21 Apr 2026, 14:27apps.legislature.ky.govUnited States

California Assembly Advances AB 2532 On Cannabis Beverage Labelling And Packaging

California lawmakers are advancing AB 2532, which would tighten labelling, packaging, and marketing rules for edible cannabis products and multi-serving cannabis beverages, with the latest amended text adopted in April 2026. If enacted, the bill would force cannabis manufacturers and brands selling into California to redesign multi-serve beverage packaging, add Poison Help labelling, and change promotional practices to align with the new product-safety requirements.

21 Apr 2026, 13:26leginfo.legislature.ca.govUnited States

California AB 2537: Assembly Committee Advances Risk-Based Cannabis Enforcement Bill

California’s AB 2537, the Cannabis Enforcement Accountability and Public Health Prioritization Act of 2026, has cleared an Assembly committee and would require the Department of Cannabis Control to adopt a risk-based enforcement policy and publish detailed enforcement metrics by violation category. If enacted, enforcement would shift more systematically toward unlicensed activity, synthetic cannabinoids, adulterated or misbranded cannabis products, and serious workplace and environmental violations, sharpening compliance expectations even without new testing limits.

21 Apr 2026, 13:26leginfo.legislature.ca.govUnited States

Minnesota Bills SF4871/HF4733 Propose Definition and Disclosure Rules for Remediated Cannabis Products

In March 2026 Minnesota lawmakers introduced companion bills SF4871/HF4733 to define remediated cannabis products and mandate prominent labelling, marketing disclosures, and a penalty framework for businesses selling such products. If adopted, cannabis producers and retailers that remediate batches to meet testing standards will need tighter tracking of remediation, packaging and marketing updates, and controls to avoid fines or licence suspension for non-disclosure.

16 Apr 2026, 13:54revisor.mn.govUnited States

South Dakota Enacts SB45 Restricting Delta-8 and Other THC Products for Under-21s

South Dakota has enacted Senate Bill 45, amending its controlled substances code to make the sale, purchase, possession, and gifting of certain hemp-derived THC products by or to persons under twenty-one a criminal offence. This expands 21-and-over rules for delta-8 THC, THCA, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol, increasing compliance and enforcement risks for cannabinoid product manufacturers, distributors, and retailers active in the South Dakota market.

16 Apr 2026, 13:40mylrc.sdlegislature.govUnited States

Vermont House Proposes H.945 To Update Hemp Product Definitions

In March 2026, Vermont introduced House Bill H.945 to update state definitions of hemp, hemp products, and hemp-infused products so they are not automatically changed by future shifts in federal hemp terminology. If adopted, this would give hemp and hemp-derived cannabinoid product businesses in Vermont more stable, state-specific rules for classification and compliance planning, particularly around how products are treated under hemp versus cannabis regimes.

16 Apr 2026, 11:10legislature.vermont.govUnited States

Oklahoma HB 4248 Would Prohibit Sale of Hemp Beverages to Persons Under 21

Oklahoma House Bill 4248 would prohibit sales of beverages containing hemp to anyone under 21, has passed the House, and is now on the Senate calendar following committee approval in April 2026. If enacted with its proposed 1 November 2026 effective date, beverage manufacturers and retailers selling hemp-based drinks in Oklahoma will need to treat them as age-restricted products, tighten age-verification at point of sale, and monitor further state guidance on definitions and enforcement.

16 Apr 2026, 10:10oklegislature.govUnited States