Senate approves keeping some THC hemp products legal for adults in SC

By: Adrian Ashford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 1,329

Last Updated: 23 hours, 40 minutes ago

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COLUMBIA — Legislation limiting South Carolina sales of intoxicating hemp products to adults over 21 passed the Senate on Thursday in a compromise that took two weeks and a do-over vote to revive the bill following a past-midnight rejection.

Beyond limiting most sales to liquor stores, the amended bill restricts what’s legal to beverages and gummies with no more than 10 milligrams of THC per serving.

The 35-4 vote on Thursday came almost 17 …

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