Louisiana enacted Act 233 (HB 12, 2025) creating offenses for consumable hemp products and clarifying interaction with UCDSL (industrial hemp exemption)

Louisiana enacted Act 233 (HB 12, 2025), which (per the official résumé digest) creates new offenses related to consumable hemp products (including restrictions involving persons under 21) and makes related changes clarifying how certain hemp products and activities interact with the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law, including industrial hemp exemption provisions referenced in R.S. 40:961.1 and related controlled substance provisions. The résumé digest states an effective date of August 1, 2025. Compliance teams involved in hemp/consumable hemp products (manufacture, distribution, retail) should reassess Louisiana product legality determinations, age-gating/sales controls, distribution practices, and any policies relying on UCDSL hemp exemptions.