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[UPDATE] What’s Next After Senate Appropriations Committee Holds AB 228 on Suspense?

We have been closely tracking the introduction and movement of AB 228, a crucial bill that would legalize the retail sale of food, beverages, and cosmetics containing industrial hemp-based CBD and other derivatives, in Sacramento. Like others in the industry, we were fairly optimistic that California’s legislature would pass AB 228 in September 2019, legalizing the sale of hemp-derived CBD products and

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[BREAKING] California Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote on Assembly Bill 228.
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[BREAKING] California Senate Appropriations Committee to Vote on Assembly Bill 228

The Current Status of Assembly Bill 228 (“AB-228”) AB-228, the long-awaited bill that would legalize the manufacture and sale of food, beverages, and cosmetics containing hemp, is finally being voted on this Friday (August 30, 2019) by the California Senate Appropriations Committee.  Currently, the bill is in the Appropriations Committee’s suspense file. Possible Outcomes of Friday’s Vote on Assembly Bill

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What AB-228 Means for Industrial Hemp Product Manufacturers & Re
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If AB-228 – Food, Beverages, and Cosmetics: Industrial Hemp Products – Passes, Then What?

AB-228 – Food, Beverage, and Cosmetic Adulterants: Industrial Hemp Products – has generated substantial buzz ever since Assembly Member Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry introduced it back in January 2019. And rightfully so; if AB-228 passes, it will likely open the door to increased shelf space in major grocery stores and retail outlets for food, beverage and cosmetic products containing industrial hemp.   Specifically,

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