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Good morning — here's the regulatory picture for alcohol and hemp/THC beverages, readable in about three minutes. Every headline links to the original source.
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Proclamation excludes Canadian packaged alcohol from U.S. importation starting September 29
FEDERAL • Federal Register • Sep 14
Proclamation 11061, published in Monday's Federal Register, excludes the Canadian packaged alcoholic beverages now subject to 50% additional duties — beer, wine, spirits and liqueurs — from importation into the United States effective 12:01 a.m. ET on September 29. The proclamation cites Saskatchewan's 50% levy on U.S. alcoholic beverages and what it describes as Canada's failure to honor earlier commitments on beverage trade. Goods imported but not yet entered for consumption before September 29 remain subject to the 50% duty rather than the exclusion, and the duty applies automatically to any product for which the ban is invalidated.
Why it matters: Distributors and retailers carrying Canadian beer, wine or spirits SKUs face a hard September 29 entry cutoff — inventory planning, substitutions and customs entries need to be settled in the next two weeks.
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Companion proclamation revises the 50% Canada duty list, effective today
FEDERAL • Federal Register • Sep 14
Proclamation 11064, also published Monday, modifies the list of Canadian products subject to the additional 50% ad valorem duties as of 12:01 a.m. ET today: most listed categories remain in place, while a small set of products — including whiskey and liqueurs in containers over four liters — is removed, according to a Troutman Pepper Locke analysis of the Section 338 actions.
Why it matters: Importers of bulk whiskey and liqueurs get duty relief today, while duty rates on the remaining list are unchanged — landed-cost models for Canadian goods should be rechecked against the revised annex.
Around the States
New York official signals enforcement against unlicensed hemp THC beverage sales
NEW YORK • MJBizDaily • Sep 14
Chelsea Davis, New York's deputy secretary for gaming, cannabis and alcohol, called widespread unlicensed sales of hemp-derived THC drinks in grocery and convenience stores "a real public health risk and a real disaster waiting to happen," and said the products are likely to become an enforcement target; lawmakers are expected to take up regulation of the category next session. New York requires a Cannabinoid Hemp Retail License to sell the drinks, and hemp drink sales topped $1 billion nationally last year.
Why it matters: Retail partners selling THC beverages in New York outside licensed channels face enforcement exposure; suppliers should confirm their New York accounts hold the required license.
Missouri hemp THC businesses prepare for November 12 move into the licensed cannabis system
MISSOURI • KCUR • Sep 14
On November 12, Missouri reclassifies hemp-derived products above 0.4 mg THC per container as marijuana, limiting sales to licensed dispensaries; hemp THC beverages remain on general retail shelves until the federal December 11 deadline, with a 21+ purchase age. Some operators told KCUR they will exit the state or pivot to non-intoxicating products, and state Rep. Dave Hinman said the legislature may revisit the framework in January if Congress changes the rules for drinks.
Why it matters: Missouri accounts selling hemp THC drinks have a two-stage compliance calendar — general retail ends for most products November 12, and the beverage window closes December 11 absent federal action.
San Francisco proposes operating rules for cannabis cafes; comments open through September 25
CALIFORNIA • Marijuana Moment • Sep 14
San Francisco's Office of Cannabis published draft rules letting dispensaries operate cafes with food, non-alcoholic drinks and live entertainment under new Cannabis Café and Consumption permits, implementing California's AB 1775; public comment runs through September 25.
On the Radar
Sept. 29 — The Canadian packaged-alcohol import exclusion takes effect; goods imported but not entered for consumption by then stay at the 50% duty instead.
Nov. 12 / Dec. 11 — The federal ban on intoxicating hemp products takes effect December 11 after Congress's four-week delay; synthetic cannabinoids not found in nature remain on the original November 12 schedule, the same day Missouri's state reclassification begins.
Sept. 25 — Comment period closes on San Francisco's draft cannabis cafe rules.
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