SC law enforcement officials ask legislators not to legalize THC hemp products

By: Adrian Ashford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 10, 2026

Words: 1,032

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina law enforcement chiefs are urging legislators to reject a freshman lawmaker’s proposal to regulate, not ban, intoxicating hemp products for people like his son, who uses them to treat seizures.

It’s a bad idea, according to leaders of the State Law Enforcement Division and associations representing police chiefs and sheriffs across South Carolina, whose letters to House leaders were shared Monday with all 124 members.

The law enforcement leaders don’t want …

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