South Carolina legislation that would ban the sale of nearly all consumable hemp products while creating a tightly controlled, alcohol-style licensing system for low-dose hemp beverages, has been given approval by the House Judiciary Committee. House Bill 4759 was prefiled in December by 41 Republican lawmakers and formally introduced January 13. The legislation declares that the “manufacture, sale, and distribution of consumable hemp products is strictly prohibited” unless specifically allowed under the new framework it creates. Only businesses that already hold a retail liquor store license would be eligible to obtain a hemp beverage retail license. Online sales, direct shipments and Sunday sales of consumable hemp products would be prohibited.