Video & Transcript Research : 'hemp gummies'
Page 13 of 38
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It removes some, um, elimination of language about hemp-derived consumer products.
- It removes some, um, elimination of language about hemp-derived consumer products.
- </c> elimination of language about hemp elimination of language about hemp derived<00:08:31.599><c> consumer
- </c> think I would argue that our hemp think I would argue that our hemp businesses,<00:45:07.280><c>
- This bill in particular helps the hemp industry that desperately needs it.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development - 04/13/26
Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Transcript Highlights:
- This updates Minnesota Statute 18K, the Industrial Hemp Development Act.
- The next grouping is the industrial hemp provisions starting on page 38.
- The next grouping is the industrial hemp provisions starting on page 38.
- </c> hemp provisions starting on page uh 38. hemp provisions starting on page uh 38.
- Department of industrial hemp chapter.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- This means that the hemp-derived taxes in this bill may not go into effect.
- This means that the hemp-derived taxes in this bill may not go into effect.
- This means that the hemp-derived taxes in this bill may not go into effect.
- A 10% tax on vape and hemp products for small businesses that are just trying to survive can be a very
- When Ron got up here and spoke, he did talk about the hemp-derived cannabinoids, and that is something
Summary:
The Special Committee on Veterans heard House Bill 2535 from Representative Don Mayhew, which would provide property tax relief for disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients, and certain surviving spouses, with the bill’s main distinction being a funding mechanism based on tobacco-related taxes, including a cigarette tax increase and taxes on vape and other tobacco products. Mayhew said the bill is intended to fund the benefit at the state level rather than shifting the burden to counties, and he emphasized that it is a state property tax benefit, not tied to federal veterans benefits. Members discussed whether surviving spouses should keep the benefit if they remarry, whether the language should be narrowed or reduced, and whether dependent children or Gold Star families should be included more broadly.
Testimony in support came from veterans and veterans’ advocates who said the bill would help disabled veterans and surviving spouses remain in their homes and would spread the cost statewide instead of leaving counties to absorb it. Some supporters also urged keeping Purple Heart recipients in the bill and expanding protections for surviving spouses and dependent children. One veteran witness said the funding mechanism made the bill more workable for local governments, while another said the benefit should not be reduced if a surviving spouse remarries.
Opposition focused mainly on the tax structure. The Missouri Petroleum and Convenience Association opposed the funding mechanism, arguing that cigarettes are already heavily taxed, that Missouri’s border-state competitiveness could be harmed, that federal changes to hemp-derived products could undercut projected revenue, and that voters have rejected prior tobacco tax increases. A small-business witness also objected to the vape and hemp tax burden. The Department of Revenue provided fiscal information, estimating that the bill could raise significant state revenue but also noting that some projected revenue depends on current hemp law and that cigarette-tax increases could reduce cigarette sales and shift purchases to other products. No vote was taken, and the hearing was concluded after testimony.
MO
Transcript Highlights:
- This means that the hemp-derived taxes in this bill may not go into effect.
- A 10% tax on vape and hemp products for small businesses that are just trying to survive can be a very
- We want to go on record in opposition to, and the Missouri Hemp Trade Association.
- A 10% tax on vape and hemp products for small businesses that are just trying to survive can be a very
- When Ron got up here and spoke, he did talk about the hemp-derived cannabinoids, and that is something
WV
West Virginia 2026 Regular Session
WV Senate Judiciary Committee in Session Mar 11th, 2026 at 03:59 pm
Judiciary
Transcript Highlights:
- And as you know, supplements can include gum, gummies, and vitamins, and some of those are given color
- And as you know, supplements can include gum, gummies, and vitamins, and some of those are given color
- , maybe one bowl of Lucky Charms isn't going to hurt the child, but a combination of Lucky Charms, gummy
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- House Bill 436 fills a void in the Hemp Act by providing regulatory authority over hemp finished products
- Senator, so hemp has nothing to do with the Cannabis Act.
- Hemp is actually regulated by the Department of Agriculture.
- produce other types of hemp; synthetic hemp is what I'm trying to say.
- maximum levels for hemp products. Mr. President, Senator, that is correct. So Mr.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- edibles and hemp-derived consumer products here in Minnesota.
- </c><00:24:10.640><c> consumer</c> hemp edibles and hemp derived consumer hemp edibles and hemp derived
- If we dump all the hemp products of the well over a thousand hemp businesses we have in this state into
- </c> hemp.
- If uh we dump all the hemp hemp.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HLT/HSH Joint Public Hearing - Fri Feb 7, 2025 @ 8:30 AM HST
Transcript Highlights:
- </c> section 2- C the online sales of of hemp section 2- C the online sales of of hemp products<00:59
- So if you're regulating hemp, the CBD stuff is very different than the hemp fiber and the woody hurd
- 01:17.599><c> is</c> you're regulating hemp the CBD stuff is you're regulating hemp the CBD stuff is
- ><c> goes</c> the um Woody the hemp herd that goes the um Woody the hemp herd that goes into<01:01:24.720
- </c> understand this measure applies to hemp understand this measure applies to hemp products<01:01:48.920
Summary:
The joint hearing opened with House Bill 1462 on crisis services. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement, the Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Department of Health supported expanding behavioral health crisis services as an alternative to arrest or incarceration. Witnesses said additional crisis sites would help divert people in mental health crisis to appropriate care, and the Department of Health described its current crisis center in Ewa, including the need for renovations such as a padded room and the time required to get the facility operational. In response to questions, the department estimated the Ewa center’s budgeted cost at about $4.3 million, not including rent or startup repairs, and said a second site’s cost would depend on whether it was freestanding or attached to an existing facility.
The committee then heard House Bill 700 on cognitive assessments. The Executive Office on Aging supported the bill’s intent but asked that it be amended to make assessments optional rather than mandated, to pilot the program first, and to allow flexibility in handling HIPAA-protected data. SHPDA also supported the measure but said it should not be mandatory and suggested that payers reimburse for assessments when requested by patients, families, or physicians. The Alzheimer’s Association and caregivers strongly supported standardizing cognitive assessments to improve early detection and access to newer treatments, while noting the existing opt-out provision. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities supported the bill but asked that the age 65 threshold be removed because cognitive decline can begin much earlier for people with Down syndrome, autism, traumatic brain injury, stroke, and related conditions. In response to a question, the Office on Aging said a pilot project could likely be done for about $150,000, with data security being the main added cost.
The final bill discussed was House Bill 237 on peer support programs. Testimony from Family Hui Hawaii, Early Childhood Action Strategy, peer support workers, and families described peer-to-peer programs as a cost-effective way to reduce isolation, strengthen families, and provide long-term community support. Speakers said these programs help parents and caregivers navigate crises, child welfare involvement, addiction recovery, and other challenges, and can have lasting benefits for children’s development and family stability. Several witnesses tied the bill to broader state goals, including infant and early childhood mental health, trauma-informed care, and child welfare reform. Written testimony from about a dozen organizations and individuals was also noted in support.
AZ
Arizona 2026 Regular Session
02/18/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency
Transcript Highlights:
- any amount of THC are not hemp at all, but marijuana.
- come from hemp at commercial scale.
- So what that advisory opinion held is that hemp, those kinds of products, many of which qualify as hemp
- derived THC, so THC made from hemp, they were being sold.
- So what that advisory opinion held is that hemp, those kinds of products, many of the qualifies hemp
Bills:
SB1176, SB1186, SB1235, SB1286, SB1446, SB1458, SB1515, SB1616, SB1641, SB1668, SB1670, SB1678, SB1747, SB1787
Keywords:
stormwater, water storage, replenishment credits, groundwater, aquifer, Arizona Revised Statutes, disclosure, state contracts, procurement records, donations, transparency, EMS, reciprocity, interstate compact, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, licensure, public safety, military personnel, veterinary telemedicine
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- Legislation making it a crime to provide hemp. Derived products to children under 21 years of age.
- Legislation to comprehensively regulate hemp-derived products, including limiting potency, restricting
Bills:
SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SR5
Keywords:
redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes
TX
Bills:
SR5, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SB5, SB11, SB12, SB25, SB26, SB28, SB35, SR5
Keywords:
redistricting, Senate procedures, public input, Texas Legislature, amendments, Texas Senate, congressional districts, legislative procedures, legislative transparency, Senate rules, public hearings, committee procedures, hemp regulation, consumable products, cannabinoids, occupational licenses, criminal offenses, SB 11, Texas attorney general, election crimes
TX
Bills:
SB 31, SB 33, SB 510, SB 871, SB 1868, SB 2024, SB 2166, SB 2309, SB 2880, SJR 27, SJR 39, SJR 40
Keywords:
SB 31, Life of the Mother Act, Texas abortion law, medical emergency, reasonable medical judgment, pregnancy complications, maternal health, life-threatening condition, ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, miscarriage, unborn child, abortion exception, abortion ban, physician liability, health care liability claim, aiding and abetting, Texas Medical Board, State Bar of Texas, continuing medical education
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration and General Government May 21st, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- We're speaking about the California Hemp Program, industrial hemp program support and transition.
- When the California Hemp Program was established in 2017, there was significant interest in growing hemp
- When the California Hemp Program was established in 2017, there was significant interest in growing hemp
- The second is related to the federal Hemp Program.
- And that's why we propose shifting the program to the USDA Federal Hemp Program.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/17/26
Commerce and Consumer Protection
Transcript Highlights:
- rules for what we call LPHEs, lower potency hemp edibles, and hemp-derived topical products.
- </c> the prohibition on holding both a hemp the prohibition on holding both a hemp license<00:01:54.080
- </c> we call LPHEs, lower potency hemp we call LPHEs, lower potency hemp edibles,<00:03:20.040><c> and
- hemp derived topical edibles, and hemp derived topical products.<00:03:22.480><c> Uh</c><00:03:22.760
- </c> align state law with federal hemp align state law with federal hemp standards.<00:03:33.840><c>
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
Health Policy Feb 4th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- SOME ARE NONJURISDICTIONAL AND HAVE TO DO WITH HEMP. PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT THC.
- AND HEMP IS REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO MARIJUANA.
- OUR FRIENDS OVER AT DAX ARE CONCERNED WITH HEMP.
- BUT THERE ARE PRODUCTS THAT ARE HEMP OR HEMP DERIVED ALL OVER THE STATE.
- I FEEL LIKE THERE IS A LAME FOR ADULT USE IN A LIEN FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA AND A LIEN FOR HEMP.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota Management and Budget Press Conference 12/4/25
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, so I think folks are generally aware that lower-potency hemp and hemp-derived products were recently
- derived uh tax thinking about the hemp derived uh tax revenue<00:42:04.000><c> potentially</c><00:42
- </c><00:42:22.960><c> and</c><00:42:23.119><c> hemp</c><00:42:23.359><c> derived</c><00:42:23.680><c>
- projects</c> potency hemp and hemp derived projects potency hemp and hemp derived projects were<00:42
- , but we will update recontrolling hemp, but we will update those<00:42:37.920><c> changes,</c><00:42
Summary:
Minnesota Management and Budget Commissioner Aaron Campbell, State Economist Dr. Tony Becker, and State Budget Director Anna Mingi presented the November 2025 budget and economic forecast. Campbell said the state now projects a nearly $2.5 billion surplus at the end of the 2026-27 biennium, about $575 million better than the end-of-session estimate, but also a projected negative balance of about $2.9 billion in FY 2028-29, reflecting a worsening structural imbalance. He said the budget reserve stands at $3.4 billion, with cash flow and budget reserves totaling $3.8 billion after a $244 million addition, and emphasized that Minnesota’s AAA bond rating and reserve policy remain strengths even as future sessions will need to address the long-term gap.
Becker said the national economic outlook has changed only modestly since February, but growth remains below trend through the forecast horizon. He cited slower consumer spending, weak private investment, continued tariff uncertainty, lower projected immigration, and modest inflation that stays near 3% through 2026 before easing. Revenue forecasts for the next biennium were revised up to $66.3 billion, driven mainly by higher individual income tax receipts and other revenue, partly offset by lower sales and corporate tax forecasts. He also noted risks from federal policy changes, the recent shutdown’s effect on data availability, and possible equity market volatility.
Mingi said general fund spending is projected to rise sharply, with current biennium spending up $3.4 billion from end-of-session estimates and planning-year spending up $1.9 billion. She attributed much of the increase to carryforward from prior one-time appropriations, discretionary inflation, and especially Medical Assistance. MA costs are projected to be about $2.5 billion higher over 2025-29, largely because managed care rates rose more than expected due to higher utilization and higher-cost services, including pharmacy costs, while long-term care and disability waiver costs also increased. In response to questions, officials said the federal reconciliation bill had only a relatively small effect on the health care changes, and that the carryforward amounts reflect unspent prior appropriations that now show up in later years rather than new spending.
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- It clarifies the regulation of lower-potency hemp-derived cannabinoid products.
- selling their low-potency hemp products in their municipal liquor store.
- products in their MUN liquor store. hemp products in their MUN liquor store.
- The restriction of hemp edibles to 5 milligrams with a max potency. We do ban the infused THC.
- hemp hemp edibles,<00:38:18.240><c> which</c><00:38:18.480><c> I</c><00:38:18.640><c> don't</c><00:38
MO
Missouri 2026 Regular Session
Conservation and Natural Resources Apr 16th, 2026
Conservation and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- From my understanding, almost all plastics can be replaced with hemp-derived products.
- I can't speak to hemp super specifically. I've heard a fair amount about that.
- From my understanding, almost all plastics can be replaced with hemp-derived products.
- I can't speak to hemp super specifically. I've heard a fair amount about that.
- That is, speak to hemp super specifically. I've heard a fair amount about that.
Summary:
The committee first took up Senate Bill 953, which the chair described as protecting environmental funds and, through a committee substitute, adding provisions from House Bill 1885 and Senate Bill 1397. Members discussed changes to the Clean Water Commission conflict-of-interest rules and a water-storage/right-to-return-flows provision for Corps of Engineers reservoirs. The committee also adopted an amendment from House Bill 1376 that would exempt certain agricultural nonpoint sources and agricultural stormwater discharges from permitting requirements, prompting debate over potential effects on accountability and future litigation. After roll call, the committee voted 6-5-1 to report the House Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 953 do pass.
The committee then heard House Bill 3193, a plastic waste reduction bill for Missouri state parks and historic sites. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would phase out certain single-use plastics in parks, including Styrofoam, plastic bags, and plastic water bottles, while allowing exceptions where needed. Supporters included environmental advocates, the Conservation Federation of Missouri, the Missouri Stream Team Watershed Coalition, and Missouri beverage industry representatives who emphasized litter reduction, microplastics, tourism impacts, and the need for reasonable alternatives. Some members raised concerns about disability access and the need for substitutes such as bendy straws or reusable containers, but the hearing concluded without opposition testimony.
Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3320, the Drinking Water Transparency and Accountability Act. The sponsor said the bill would require DNR to assign A-F grades to community water systems based on compliance, finances, operations, and infrastructure, post the grades publicly, and impose stronger oversight on systems graded D or F, including limits on new debt and restrictions on using water revenues for unrelated purposes. Supporters said the bill would improve transparency and help communities understand system problems earlier, while opponents from municipal utilities and water associations argued that current consumer confidence reports already provide the information, that a single letter grade oversimplifies a technical field, and that the bill could create confusion or unfairly damage trust. The committee heard both support and opposition, plus informational testimony, and then adjourned without taking final action on HB 3320.
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:30 am
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- I have three different examples of hemp-infused beverages.
- Hemp is not malt, so it is a very different thing that is not in the current regulation.
- Are those intoxicating hemp products?
- So these are hemp-based drinks, so these two—yeah, these two are hemp-based.
- Yeah, these two are hemp-based. So this one says 5 milligrams of THC and 10 milligrams of CBD.
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy held its fourth hearing, with opening remarks from Senate Chair Adam Gómez and House Chair Dan Donahue emphasizing the committee’s broad agenda, including retail modernization, labor protections, advertising rules, sustainability, and financial resources. Testimony began with public health advocates supporting H.157/S.9 to ban cannabis billboard advertising, arguing that billboards normalize use for youth and are linked to cannabis-related harms such as psychosis, addiction, and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome. Witnesses cited research, family stories, and court decisions in Mississippi and Virginia upholding similar restrictions, while committee members questioned the scope of the state’s authority to regulate billboards on private property and the relevance of federal highway funding and federal cannabis law.
The committee also heard testimony on H.175, a proposal to allow cannabis drive-through sales. A dispensary operator argued drive-throughs would improve access, especially for disabled customers and veterans, and said security and ID checks could be handled with cameras and staff screening. Committee members pressed him on how employees would assess impairment, whether drive-throughs could increase access for minors, and whether the industry should be treated like alcohol, with the witness responding that staff already refuse service to intoxicated customers and that education, not prohibition, is the better approach. Another bill, H.3982, would apply the bottle deposit law to carbonated hemp- or THC-infused beverages; the sponsor said the measure would standardize recycling requirements for products already sold in dispensaries and other markets, and members asked about container types and recycling compatibility.
A major portion of the hearing focused on labor peace agreements, with UFCW representatives, cannabis workers, and Sen. Lydia Edwards supporting S.77/H.161. They said the bill would require cannabis businesses to remain neutral when workers seek to organize, arguing that unions improve safety, wages, benefits, and job stability in an industry they described as underregulated and prone to retaliation. Witnesses cited workplace hazards, wage theft, and the death of a worker at a Holyoke facility as examples of why stronger worker protections are needed. Committee members asked how the proposal differs from existing labor law, whether tying LPAs to licensing and renewal could create legal or administrative problems, and how other states handle similar requirements. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee 3/4/25
Public Safety Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- case here, we had either a corrections officer or food service workers who had been delivering THC gummies
- case here, we had either a corrections officer or food service workers who had been delivering THC gummies
- :03:46.079><c> been</c><01:03:46.319><c> delivering</c><01:03:46.760><c> THC</c><01:03:47.279><c> gummies
- </c><01:03:47.640><c> ecstasy</c> had been delivering THC gummies ecstasy had been delivering THC gummies