Last call: Kentucky bars, restaurants prepare to pull hemp beverages from shelves
A business in Germantown hosted a last call party Friday night as Kentucky bars and restaurants get ready to pull hemp beverages from their shelves.Sales of the THC-infused beverages “by the drink” will become illegal on Sunday, June 1, across the Commonwealth as a result of Senate Bill 202 recently becoming law.Hauck’s Corner on Goss Avenue has been selling a line of THC seltzers made by Louisville company Cornbread Hemp since April.To mark the last weekend of legal sales, they invited the community out to Hauck’s, where Cornbread Hemp quickly became popular.Jim Higdon, the co-founder of Cornbread Hemp, said the legislature will have a huge impact on their sales.”On-premise sales account for about 30% of beverage sales in Kentucky,” Higdon said. “So, you know, that’s a hit we’re going to take.”While single drink sales will be banned at bars and restaurants, you’ll still be able to purchase packaged hemp beverages at Kentucky liquor stores and online.
A business in Germantown hosted a last call party Friday night as Kentucky bars and restaurants get ready to pull hemp beverages from their shelves.
Sales of the THC-infused beverages “by the drink” will become illegal on Sunday, June 1, across the Commonwealth as a result of Senate Bill 202 recently becoming law.
Hauck’s Corner on Goss Avenue has been selling a line of THC seltzers made by Louisville company Cornbread Hemp since April.
To mark the last weekend of legal sales, they invited the community out to Hauck’s, where Cornbread Hemp quickly became popular.
Jim Higdon, the co-founder of Cornbread Hemp, said the legislature will have a huge impact on their sales.
“On-premise sales account for about 30% of beverage sales in Kentucky,” Higdon said. “So, you know, that’s a hit we’re going to take.”
While single drink sales will be banned at bars and restaurants, you’ll still be able to purchase packaged hemp beverages at Kentucky liquor stores and online.
