There’s a new push to regulate the cannabis and hemp industries in Illinois with mere days left in the spring legislative session, and small businesses are very concerned. However, multiple small businesses have warned the legislation could force them to close.
“We’ve pushing for and advocating for regulation of the hemp industry. But not in a way that wipes it out,” said Jeremy Dedic, co-founder of Cubbington’s Cabinet, a shop that sells CBD products to people and pets in Roscoe Village.
Dedic is concerned about a provision in the bill that would cap the amount of THC his products could have at 0.4 milligrams per container, or 0.3% by dry weight. He pointed out one of his top-selling topical creams, which was 150 times above that limit.
