A poorly crafted and hastily written HB445 has become Alabama’s latest legal disaster: a 25-page jumble of contradictions and confusion that would be almost comical if it weren’t so serious.

HB445 bans the sale of smokable hemp products in Alabama, while also imposing a labyrinth of regulations on consumable hemp products like edibles, drinks, tinctures and topicals. These products are capped at 10 mg THC per serving and 40 mg per package. Every manufacturer, distributor and retailer will need a license from the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Testing and labeling standards, age restrictions (21+), no online sales or deliveries, and a 10 percent excise tax on sales — all spelled out, yet often in the vaguest possible terms.

But here’s where the law’s confusion reaches a fever p

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