FRANKFORT, Ky. — A cap on intoxicating chemicals used in hemp-based beverages and other regulatory changes for the fast-growing industry are included in a bill that advanced Wednesday in the 2025 ...

A newly-amended bill to be taken up by a Kentucky Senate committee Wednesday would ban the sale of any hemp-derived beverage in the state, putting the brakes on a growing market. Senate Bill 202 is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A shell bill that would temporarily ban hemp-derived beverages is moving through Frankfort this week. Senate Bill 202 cleared the Senate Licensing and Occupations Committee ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Kentucky bill that would have banned the sale of hemp-based beverages for several months is getting changed and moving forward. Sen. Julie Raque Adams (R-Louisville) filed Senate ...

Senate Bill 202, from Sen. Julie Raque Adams, would put a moratorium on hemp beverage sales until mid-2026 and would require the state to put new regulations in place in the meantime. This story has ...