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Read. Follow. Verify.Delaware House Bill 395 Restricts Intoxicating THC Consumables to Licensed Marijuana Retailers
Last action · June 16, 2026: Assigned to Health & Social Services Committee in SenateSponsors: Nnamdi Chukwuocha and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
Delaware House Bill 395 restricts the sale of intoxicating -containing consumable products to licensed, regulated establishments, subjecting them to potency limits, product testing, and age restrictions. The bill distinguishes these regulated items from lawful , which remains authorized for agricultural cultivation and production.
Retail outlets currently selling unregulated intoxicating products will be prohibited from offering them unless licensed under the state's framework, subjecting these goods to mandatory age-verification, laboratory testing, and safety labeling.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
industrial hemp farmers and processors
Their lawful agricultural cultivation and production of non-intoxicating industrial hemp is explicitly protected and distinguished from intoxicating THC products.
retail outlets selling THC consumables
Retailers that are not licensed under the adult-use marijuana framework are prohibited from selling intoxicating THC-containing consumable products.
minors
They are newly protected from the sale of intoxicating THC products by restrictions prohibiting marketing, sales without age verification, and unlabelled potency items.
Key Facts
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Procedural history
7 actions- Jun 16, 2026SenateIntroducedAssigned to Health & Social Services Committee in Senate
- Jun 16, 2026HouseFloorPassed By House. Votes: 35 YES 4 NO 2 ABSENT
- Jun 16, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment HA 1 to HB 395 - Passed In House by Voice Vote
- Jun 16, 2026HouseCommitteeAmendment HA 1 to HB 395 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
- May 14, 2026HouseCommitteeReported Out of Committee (Health & Human Development) in House with 3 Favorable, 6 On Its Merits
- Apr 30, 2026HouseIntroducedRe-Assigned to Health & Human Development Committee in House
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- Apr 30, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced and Assigned to Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in House
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Total
39
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 4
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (39)
15 more members
Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
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Consolidation of THC Sales into Regulated Cannabis Framework
The legislation closes a regulatory gap by bringing high-THC consumable products sold in general retail outlets under the state's licensed adult-use marijuana framework.
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Sources
legis.delaware.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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