Troy University in the US state Alabama warns students about new laws that could make it more difficult to be caught using hemp-derived THC.
The beginning of the month July is approaching. Alabama House Bill 445 The sale of certain hemp products, including smokeable hemp products, is prohibited in retail stores.
The bill states that “Smoking hemp products” includes, but is not limited to any raw or plant material that’s marketed as hemp cigarettes or hemp cigars or hemp joints. It also includes hemp buds, flowers, leaves and ground hemp flowers. Vapeable products are included in this.
The bill also allows for the sale edibles or beverages with no more than 10mg per serving of THC, subject to certain conditions.
Before this change, Troy students caught on campus with intoxicating hemp products could face a misdemeanor charge and be referred to Student Services. Since July 1, the state has deemed it a crime. The Troy University Police Department would not make an immediate arrest, but instead confiscate and send the THC-containing product to a state laboratory for testing.
We would either do the following if the forensic scientist said that THC levels were at a specific percentage. said Chief George Beaudry, TUPD. “We could either issue a warrant of arrest or bring the case in front of the grand jury.”
For students, there’s much at stake.
The Chief stated that a Class C felon can receive a maximum of ten years in prison, and fines as high as $15,000 The Chief said that a sentence for a Class C felony can be up to ten years in prison and fines of up to $15,000 Troy University policies:
Students at Troy University who are charged or indicted on a criminal charge or for crimes involving moral turpitude may be suspended during the course of their case.
Alabama’s medical cannabis program has stalled due to ongoing legal disputes regarding business licenses. In 2021, Governor Kay Ivey passed Senate Bill 46 and legalized medical marijuana in Alabama. The following year regulations were created, then the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission began to accept business license requests. It’s faced with legal challenges since then.