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Photographer in Paris & Tokyo NOUVEAU Magazine Issue #8 for NOUVEAU Magazine Issue #8.Model: Jess BarutzkyMUA & Hair: Kenji NomaSpecial Thanks: Brigade Mondaine
HB445 in plain English - the big pieces Goes live July 1, 2025 Total ban on any hemp you can smoke, including (but not limited to) flower, pre-rolls, vapes, even hemp cigarettes Smokable hemp possession or sale becomes a Class C felony (up to 10 years in prison / $15,000 fine) Immediate removal of banned items from shelves Kicks in January 1, 2026 ABC Board licensing for every Alabama hemp manufacturer, distributor, and retailer 10 mg THC cap per serving & 40 mg THC per package/container 10% excise tax on every consumable hemp sale Mandatory lab tests, child-proof packaging, no online/delivery/vending or drive-thru sales Bottom Line: July 1, 2025, flips a switch that outlaws smokable hemp, while the legal path to sell compliant products wont exist until 2026

There are a few exceptions where sales tax is not collected at the point of purchase: Use tax complements the states sales tax and occurs when a buyer purchases a taxable item within the state, but the seller does not collect sales tax on the purchase
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