Products containing hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids are now illegal in California after the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s emergency regulations on Sept. 23.

The regulations require that industrial hemp food, beverages and dietary supplements intended for human consumption have no detectable THC or any “comparable cannabinoid” per serving, have a minimum purchase age of 21 and have no more than five servings per package, according to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

Intoxicating cannabis products may still be purchased by those 21 years and older at a California Department of Cannabis Control (DCC)-licensed dispensary. While products containing CBD are still allowed outside the licensed cannabis market, nonintoxicating CBD products with any traceable amount of THC are prohibited.

The CDPH proposed the regulations, which Newsom issued emergency rules for on Sept. 6, to “stop the peddling of intoxicating hemp products to California’s children,” according to a press release from the governor.

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