A newly introduced bill in the Illinois Senate would add new child-safety education, warning labels and storage requirements for cannabis products, prompting cautious support, and questions, from the state’s cannabis industry.
Senate Bill 2866, sponsored by Sen. Michael Hastings would expand child-safety requirements for cannabis dispensaries.
Tiffany Ingram, executive director of the Cannabis Business Association of Illinois, said the industry supports protecting children but wants clarity on how the proposal would be implemented and what issue it is intended to address.
Ingram said cannabis businesses are open to working with lawmakers on child safety but emphasized that dispensaries are already subject to extensive regulations.
While the bill focuses on regulated cannabis, Ingram said many incidents involving children and cannabis exposure stem from unregulated intoxicating hemp products, such as delta-8 THC.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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