People in both the hemp and cannabis industries would like to see intoxicating hemp products regulated. The disagreement comes in how they’d be regulated. 

One proposal in Springfield would basically put them into the same framework as cannabis products- limiting sales to dispensaries, and adding age restrictions, labeling, and testing requirements. On the other hand, advocates for hemp worry moving it under the umbrella of cannabis regulation would devastate the industry. They’re calling for a more modest regulatory framework.

Experts involved in both the cannabis and hemp inustries weigh in. 

GUESTS

Tiffany Chappell Ingram
Executive Director of the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois

Chris Berry 
Chief Operating Officer, Illinois Hemp Growers Association

Caleb Howard 
Executive Director, Illinois Black Hemp Association

Scott Redman 
Founder and president, Illinois Independent Craft Growers Association