The Alabama Governor signed a law that imposes testing, labeling, licensing, and other requirements on the sale of consumable hemp products containing cannabinoids derived from hemp plants. The law also establishes an excise tax of 10 percent on retail sales of consumable hemp products. The law takes effect July 1, and repeals a law prohibiting the sale of psychoactive cannabinoids. [H.B. 445, enacted 05/27/25]
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