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JACKSON, Tenn.– One popular and legalized drug will now be sold and bought differently beginning January 1, 2026.
Hemp derived cannabinoids will now see changes due to a law signed by Governor Bill Lee last month.
One local hemp business that has been open for 6 years is making preparations for its impact.
According to a information from the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission “HDC manufacturing must be conducted by a TDOA licensed supplier, and retail products must contain a label that includes an ingredient list, batch number, mandatory warning statements, and a QR code linking to a valid certificate of analysis COA.”
“We have to have it delivered to the store by some people that deliver liquor to liquor stores. That type of delivery, you can’t just order vodka shipped to your door. This is how it’s going to be. We just can’t order from like our 20 normal people that we buy from. So, I’m not even sure if we’re going to be able to sell that same brand,” Margo Walker, owner of Walker CBD and Vintage Market says.
Walker shares that her store will have to find new suppliers. She says that 90 percent of her products will no longer be available for sale.
Some products may even cost more.
“So let’s just say you have a 15 milligram gummy, there’s going to be a new tax per milligram on that gummy sold. Most gummies are sold 20 to a jar,” she adds.
According to house bill 1376 an additional tax will be added to the hemp product beginning January 1, 2026 and an enforced age restriction.
“So when we have to restrict to 21 and older to come in that cuts into our other business mixed in with us.”
According to information from the TABC “HDC products, including HDC topicals, with THC concentration of .1 percent or more but less than .3 percent total THC are legal but require a TABC license.”
“Decreasing the amount of milligrams we can sell in gummy form to 15 milligram. Prior to this bill, the other bill we were limited to 25 milligrams. This is another decrease in the total amount of milligrams we can sell for a serving.”
Walker says her customers mostly use hemp for pain, anxiety, and sleep problems.
She encourages her customers and others to voice opposition to the new law.
For more information on the recent House bill click the link —-> TABC Press Release- 6.11.25 HDC Guidance
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