in our Spotlight on Business Report you know it's not hard to find hemp based products front and center at your local convenience store some of them have low levels of THC and others include potentially dangerous amounts of substances like Delta 8 and lawmakers are concerned they can too easily make their way into the hands of kids now there is a bill sitting on the governor's desk that would restrict those hemp sales and regulate them under the Cannabis Regulatory Commission but some opponents warn the law could have unintended consequences for New Jersey business owners Raven Santana has [Music] more that would be the candy we buy him so was the same rapper and I have to noticed in the top right corner at 600 milligrams of THC it was a moment Michael Gillespie discovered what caused his then 14-year-old son to pass out in the woods for hours prompting a police search where he was found near lifeless Gillespie says it was a result of his son ingesting an entire bag of candy like this that contained Delta 8 THC so 8:00 in the morning when when he drew his blood it test tested positive for THC um from the the amount so um the package he took he took the full 600 milligrams and when I told adults who you know experience with that stuff um they said well that's that's like five five plus joints Gillespie has now become an advocate and strong supporter of a proposed Bill awaiting Governor Murphy's signature that would close a loophole that has allowed intoxicating hemp products to be sold at convenience stores and other places under the bill intoxicating hemp products which include Delta 8 THC which have at least 3% THC would be regulated by the Cannabis Regulatory Commission and face similar regulations as cannabis products sellers of those products would need to get a license from the CRC just like with cannabis and would require someone to be 21 or over to purchase one of the products the bill was sponsored by a number of lawmakers including Senator Teresa Ruiz who in a statement said the primary motivation for regulating intoxicating hemp products is to protect public health and safety particularly that of our children there have been instances of children falling ill due to exposure to these products which are currently legal to sell to minors th those convenience stores of gas stations are selling cannabis to to Children um and higher levels of of THC that you could find in a dispensary that that stuff has to get off the shelves and has to get off the shelves quickly the bill has also gained the support of Scott Rudder president and founder of the NJ canab Business Association who says transparency and regulation are key everything that we sell is labeled uh it's gone through a testing process it's labeled exactly what's in there uh and it has to be it has to be generated cultivated by a licensed cultivator uh manufactured and processed by a licensed manufacturer all way to a licensed dispensary operator and you can't even set foot into a door of a dispensary unless you've already proven that you're over 21 21 and0 the bill also regulates hemp face beverages industry groups and representatives like Eric Orlando oppose the bill and say their industry needs to be left out of the law seemingly everybody else in this legislation is uh when the legislation started out what the intent I think of the bill was was to get a regulatory structure around this gray area in the Cannabis space now it's turned into a business opportunity for the alcohol industry and we believe that local manufacturers who have experience in making different types of products and being under a regulatory scheme similar to that of cannabis should be given the opportunity to make beverages in this space as well Rudder says right now the focus of this bill should be eliminating products containing Delta 8 THC off the shelves of unlicensed store shelves for NJ Spotlight News I'm Raven Santana [Music]