California Bans Hemp Products With THC, Adds Age Limit for Buyers

Products meant for human consumption can’t be sold to anyone under 21.

Seeds from industrial hemp grown on JD Farms in Eaton, N.Y. on Sept. 25, 2016. Mary Esch/AP Photo

California’s emergency regulations that place an age restriction on sales of hemp products has passed the state’s Office of Administrative Law, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sept. 24.

The new rules ban the sale of hemp products meant for human consumption to anyone under 21 and limit servings to five per package. They also ban all hemp-derived food, beverages, and dietary products from having any amount of detectable tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the substance in marijuana that creates a “high.”