The Virginia House and Senate approved Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s amendments to a bill on THC limits for hemp products, mainly aimed at banning the recreational sale of intoxicating hemp-derived products such as delta-8, a marijuana alternative currently unregulated. THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) is responsible for most of marijuana’s effects on a person’s mental state.
On Wednesday, as legislators reconvened in Richmond to consider minor amendments and vetoes from Youngkin, hemp products with THC levels capable of producing marijuana-like effects were the hot topic on their agenda. Virginia Senate Minority Leader Tommy Norment joked that he might miss his birthday dinner due to all the discussions regarding cannabis-related matters during the one-day session.
