Rep. MCCRAVY proposes the following amendment (LC-3924.VR0016H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 2, by striking Section 46-55-5 and inserting:

 Section 46-55-5. The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the sale and distribution of hemp products. It is the intent of the General Assembly that the manufacture, sale, and distribution of hemp-cannabinoid products are strictly prohibited unless specifically provided for in this chapter and Chapters 2, 4, 6, and 14 of Title 61, and synthetic cannabis products are strictly prohibited and a violation should be treated as marijuana under Chapter 53, Title 44.

Amend the bill further, by deleting SECTIONS 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 from the bill.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 39, by striking Section 61-14-10(1)(a) and inserting:

  (a) not more than five milligrams per serving which can be sold in a twelve-ounce single serving container in a retailliquor store; or

Amend the bill further, SECTION 39, by striking Section 61-14-10(15) and inserting:

 (15) "Retail establishment" means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services. Reserved.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 39, by striking Section 61-14-920 and inserting:

 Section 61-14-920. Hemp-cannabinoid beverages in a 750-milliliter bottle, a single serving can or bottle containing more than five milligrams but not more than ten milligrams of an allowable THC concentration, or a hemp gelatin chewable as permitted by this chapter must be sold only in licensed alcoholic liquor stores.

Amend the bill further, by deleting SECTION 46 from the bill.

Amend the bill further, SECTION 47, by striking Section 61-14-15(A) and inserting:

 (A) It is unlawful for a licensee of a retail establishment or a liquor store not to maintain any hemp-cannabinoid product behind the counter of a retail establishment or a liquor store in an area inaccessible to the customer.

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend title to conform.