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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana House Bill 1346 sets strict THC caps and packaging rules for low THC hemp extract
Last action · January 6, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic DevelopmentSponsor: Harold Slager
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana House Bill 1346 redefines hemp and low THC hemp extract to cap concentrations at 0.3%, prohibits synthetic cannabinoids, and restricts retail containers from holding more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC beginning July 1, 2026. The legislation requires distributors to provide a from an independent testing laboratory and mandates specific scannable QR codes and manufacturing details on retail packaging.
Low THC hemp extract manufacturers and distributors must update product formulations, testing documentation, and retail packaging to comply with new container limits and labeling rules, while state regulators gain expanded inspection and crop seizure powers.
- Indiana regulates the production, handling, and distribution of agricultural hemp and low THC hemp extract through specific chapters of the Indiana Code overseen by the state seed commissioner. context
Who It Would Have Affected
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Hemp growers and handlers
Growers and handlers face updated THC concentration limits, mandatory recordkeeping, and potential crop seizure or destruction if crops exceed legal THC thresholds.
Low THC hemp extract distributors
Distributors must obtain independent lab certificates of analysis and ensure all retail containers comply with new packaging, QR code, and milligram limits.
Consumers
Consumers receive standardized product labeling, verifiable batch information via QR codes, and strict limits on THC content per retail container.
Key Facts
- Defines hemp as the plant Cannabis sativa L. with a total THC concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
- Defines low THC hemp extract as a substance derived from hemp containing no more than 0.3% total THC, no synthetic cannabinoids, and no other controlled substances.
- Prohibits selling low THC hemp extract in a container that holds more than 0.4 milligrams of total THC in aggregate.
- Grants the state seed commissioner authority to inspect hemp crops during growth, take composite samples, and detain, seize, or embargo noncompliant crops exceeding the 0.3% THC limit.
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- Requires distributors of low THC hemp extract to possess a certificate of analysis from an independent testing laboratory confirming batch safety and composition.
- Mandates that product packaging include a scannable bar code or QR code linked to manufacturing details, batch numbers, expiration dates, and a certificate of analysis.
- Sets the effective date for all statutory changes to July 1, 2026.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 6, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- Jan 6, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Slager
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Stricter Packaging and Milligram Caps for Hemp Extracts
The legislation introduces a specific 0.4 milligram cap per retail container for low THC hemp extract alongside mandatory scannable QR codes linking to batch certificates.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 65)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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