Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include reactions from California hemp industry stakeholders. California Governor Gavin Newsom made a sudden move on Friday, proposing emergency regulations that would completely ban THC, the intoxicating compound found in cannabis, from all hemp products in the state. The proposed regulations, released by the California Department of Public Health, would require that all industrial hemp food, beverage and dietary supplements produced for human consumption would need to be free of THC and other cannabinoids, reported the Hill. Hemp products, which …
