Pennsylvania
Following last week’s report that licensed alcohol retailers in Pennsylvania are being denied licenses to sell CBD, we sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and Department of Agriculture to urge them to reverse their new policy. We wanted the regulators to know that their policy will have disastrous consequences for Pennsylvania consumers, small businesses, and farmers (the vast majority of whom grow hemp for CBD and hemp extracts). We’ve also asked for a meeting with agency officials. Stay tuned to this space.
Additionally, there’s a new bill to share. SB 1167 allows financial institutions and insurance companies to conduct business with “legitimate cannabis businesses,” including hemp-derived CBD businesses. The bill will help solve the banking and insurance difficulties that many hemp businesses have faced, and is consistent with our efforts to promote SAFE Banking on the federal level. Pennsylvania Hemp Supporters are encouraged to use our State Action Center to urge lawmakers to support SB 1167. |