The Bills: SB56, SB86 and HB198.

What are they?

Senate Bill 56 (SB56)

This bill consolidates marijuana regulation but creates new restrictions that could impact hemp businesses and consumer choice.

  • Reduces home cultivation from 12 plants to just 6 plants and eliminates sharing between adults.
  • Merges medical and recreational programs under stricter state control.
  • Bans public consumption entirely, limiting use to private residences only.
  • Increases state regulatory power over all cannabis products and businesses.
  • Could create additional compliance burdens for businesses operating in both hemp and cannabis markets.
  • Passed the Senate in February 2025 and is moving toward the Governor’s desk.
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Senate Bill 86 (SB86)

This bill redefines what’s legal and wipes out most of the products hemp stores currently sell.

  • Bans nearly all hemp-derived THC products, including Delta-8, Delta-10, and others.

  • Limits total THC to 0.3% including all forms, not just Delta-9.

  • Requires these products to only be sold in state-licensed marijuana dispensaries.

  • Makes it illegal for most hemp stores to keep selling their best-selling products.

  • Gives big cannabis companies control of the entire retail market.

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House Bill 198 (HB198)

This is the House version of the same attack — with similar language and even fewer protections for small businesses.

  • Creates heavy fines and criminal penalties for stores that don’t comply.

  • Doesn’t provide a transition period — products could be banned overnight.

  • Gives the Department of Commerce broad power to enforce without clarity.

  • Makes legal, taxpaying stores criminals with the stroke of a pen.

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Why It Matters.

These bills don’t protect anyone. They hand the market to a few big players and force small businesses to close. Thousands of jobs and millions in tax revenue are at risk — all while hurting the people who rely on safe, legal hemp.

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