South Carolina S 137: Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids

Bill Text

South Carolina General Assembly

126th Session, 2025-2026



S. 137



STATUS INFORMATION



General Bill

Sponsors: Senators Tedder and Sutton

Companion/Similar bill(s): 3601

Document Path: SMIN-0030MW25.docx



Introduced in the Senate on January 14, 2025

Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources



Summary: Hemp-Derived Cannabinoids





HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS



	Date	Body	Action Description with journal page number	

	12/11/2024	Senate	Prefiled
 

	12/11/2024	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources

	1/14/2025	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal‑page 88)

	1/14/2025	Senate	Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources (Senate Journal‑page 88)



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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL



12/11/2024

12/11/2024-A

























A bill



TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING CHAPTER 56 TO TITLE 46, SO AS TO REGULATE THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING HEMP‑DERIVED CANNABINOID; AND BY AMENDING SECTION 59‑1‑380, RELATING TO TOBACCO‑FREE SCHOOL CAMPUS POLICY, SO AS TO ADD REFERENCES TO HEMP‑DERIVED CANNABINOIDS.



Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:



SECTION 1.	Title 46 of the S.C. Code is amended by adding:



CHAPTER 56



The Sale and Distribution of Products Containing Hemp‑Derived Cannabinoid



	Section 46‑56‑10.	The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the sale and distribution of products containing a hemp‑derived cannabinoid.



	Section 46‑56‑20.	As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

	(1) “Batch” means a single stockkeeping unit with common cannabinoid input or a hemp flower of the same varietal and harvested on the same date manufactured during a defined cycle in such a way that it could be expected to be of a uniform character and should be designated as such.

	(2) “Counter” means the point of purchase at a retail establishment.

	(3) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.

	(4) “Hemp‑derived cannabinoid”:

		(a) means:

			(i) a cannabinoid other than delta‑9‑tetrahydrocannabinol, or anisomer derived from such cannabinoid, that is derived from hemp in a concentration of more than one tenth of one percent; or

			(ii) a hemp‑derived product for ingestion or inhalation containing delta‑9‑tetrahydrocannabinol in a concentration of three tenths of one percent or less on a dry weight basis;

		(b) includes, but is not limited to:

			(i) Delta‑8‑tetrahydrocannabinol;

			(ii) Delta‑10‑tetrahydrocannabinol;

			(iii) Hexahydrocannabinol;

			(iv) Tetrahydrocannabinol acetate ester (THCo);

			(v) Tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCp);

			(vi) Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCv); and

			(vii) Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa); and

		(c) does not include:

			(i) Cannabichromene (CBC/CBCa/CBCv);

			(ii) Cannabicitran (CBT/CBTa);

			(iii) Cannabicyclol (CBL/CBLa);

			(iv) Cannabidiol (CBD/CBDa/CBDv/CBDp);

			(v) Cannabielsoin (CBE/CBEa);

			(vi) Cannabigerol (CBG/CBGa/CBGv/CBGm);

			(vii) Cannabinol (CBN/CBNa);

			(viii) Cannabivarin (CBV/CBVa);

			(ix) Hemp‑derived feed products; or

			(x) Hemp‑derived fiber, grain, or topical products.

	(5) “Manufacture” means to compound, blend, extract, infuse, cook, or otherwise make or prepare products containing a hemp‑derived cannabinoid, including the processes of extraction, infusion, packaging, repackaging, labeling, and relabeling of products containing a hemp‑derived cannabinoid.

	(6) “Producer” means a person or entity that manufactures hemp‑derived cannabinoids or sells products containing hemp‑derived cannabinoids to retailers.

	(7) “Proof of age” means a valid driver’s license or other government‑issued identification card that contains a photograph of the person and confirms the person’s age as eighteen years of age or older.

	(8) “Retail establishment” means a place of business open to the general public for the sale of goods or services and does not include a place of business for which entry is limited to persons eighteen years of age or older.

	(9) “Retailer” means a person or entity that sells products containing a hemp‑derived cannabinoid for consumption and not for resale.

	(10) “Serving” means a quantity of a hemp‑derived cannabinoid product reasonably suitable for a single person’s daily use.

	(11) “THC” means delta‑9 tetrahydrocannabinol.



	Section 46‑56‑30.	(A) It is an offense for a person to knowingly sell or distribute a product containing a hemp‑derived cannabinoid to a person who is under eighteen years of age or to purchase a product containing a hemp‑derived cannabinoid on behalf of a person who is under eighteen years of age.

	(B) It is an offense for a person to knowingly persuade, entice, send, or assist a person who is under eighteen years of age to purchase, acquire, receive, or attempt to purchase a product containing a hemp‑derived cannabinoid. This section