May 20, 2025
Running both a hemp line and a state-licensed cannabis line boosts the P&L—but it doubles your regulatory burden. You’re juggling Farm-Bill rules and adult-use/medical marijuana statutes. SKUs must be siloed (yet cross-promoted), facilities must meet diverging security standards, and marketing can’t mix federal-legal hemp copy with state-legal cannabis claims.
Our Hemp & Cannabis Regulations AI platform eliminates that chaos. Ask in plain English; the bot cites the controlling statute, bulletin, or Metrc rule and hands you an actionable answer—ready for Ops, QA, or marketing. Paste any of the 15 prompts below and watch the hours (and outside-counsel fees) disappear.
The pain: Your THC seltzer must stay ≤ 0.3 % Delta-9 (hemp) in some states and ≤ 10 mg/serving (adult-use cannabis) in others.
Prompt:
“Summarize max Delta-9 THC per serving & per package for hemp beverages in MN, OR & TX and for cannabis beverages in CA & CO; include citation links.”
Payoff: One matrix shows where a single recipe works—or needs reformulation—before you schedule the batch.
The pain: A cannabis universal symbol slipped onto your hemp can in error—triggering a food recall.
Prompt:
“Generate side-by-side compliant principal display panels for a 12 oz sparkling water: (a) 5 mg Δ-9 hemp SKU for Minnesota, (b) 10 mg cannabis SKU for California.”
Payoff: Designers see the exact icon, font size, and cannabinoid declaration for each product—no cross-contamination.
The pain: Your hemp kitchen can’t automatically produce cannabis SKUs; a separate cannabis-infused-products (MIP) license is required.
Prompt:
“List all additional facility licenses needed to manufacture THC beverages in Colorado if we already hold a Colorado hemp food license, plus fees and timelines.”
Payoff: Finance models expansion costs precisely; Ops schedules site upgrades before regulators arrive.
The pain: Some states bar both hemp and cannabis drinks in bars; others allow hemp but not cannabis.
Prompt:
“Identify states that prohibit hemp and/or cannabis beverages where alcohol is served; split results into three columns: hemp only, cannabis only, both.”
Payoff: Sales plots the right on-prem launch list and avoids torn-up distributor contracts.
The pain: A mixed pallet (hemp + cannabis) crosses two state lines; hemp needs a COA, cannabis needs a Metrc manifest.
Prompt:
“Create a shipping packet for a mixed load: 500 cases hemp beverage (CO → KS) + 200 cases cannabis beverage (CO → NM). Include all manifests, COA formats, and tracking rules.”
Payoff: Logistics prints a ready-to-go binder—no roadside seizures.
The pain: One web page claims your hemp drink “eases anxiety” and your cannabis drink “gives energy”—now FDA and state cannabis regulators want answers.
Prompt:
“Audit this landing-page copy for prohibited disease or unsubstantiated claims under FDA hemp guidance and California cannabis marketing regs; rewrite for compliance.”
Payoff: Brand keeps creative edge without warning letters or $10 k state fines.
The pain: Investors demand proof every hemp SKU remains ≤ 0.3 % dry-weight Δ-9, while cannabis regulators check total THC.
Prompt:
“Calculate dry-weight Δ-9 % for a 16 oz tea with 7 mg Δ-9 and 3 mg Δ-8; show if it meets Farm-Bill hemp limits. Then calculate total THC mg for Michigan cannabis rules.”
Payoff: QA files both calculations in one SOP—audit-ready documentation.
The pain: Hemp recalls follow FDA food timetables; cannabis recalls follow state marijuana control boards.
Prompt:
“Draft an integrated recall SOP covering (a) FDA Class II food recalls for hemp beverages and (b) Colorado marijuana recall rules; include notice templates and deadlines.”
Payoff: One harmonized procedure prevents frantic document hunts during a crisis.
The pain: Your carrier excludes cannabis liability from the hemp policy—and hemp liability from the cannabis policy.
Prompt:
“Outline top insurance exclusions for companies producing both hemp and cannabis drinks and list mitigation strategies or riders.”
Payoff: Risk managers negotiate unified coverage—no costly blind spots.
The pain: Mixing hemp and cannabis SKUs in the same ERP lot triggers Metrc validation errors.
Prompt:
“Explain how to structure item codes so hemp SKUs sync with NetSuite while cannabis SKUs sync with Metrc; include best-practice naming conventions.”
Payoff: IT avoids midnight data fixes and license suspensions.
The pain: Your cannabis 4-pack passed ASTM F3169, but hemp regulators want ASTM D3475.
Prompt:
“Compare child-resistant test protocols required for hemp beverages in Oregon with cannabis beverages in California; list labs accredited for both.”
Payoff: Packaging uses one lab order to certify both lines—saving weeks.
The pain: Facebook allows hemp ads with limits; cannabis ads are banned.
Prompt:
“Summarize paid-media rules for hemp vs cannabis beverages on Meta, Google, and programmatic DSPs; recommend an ad-channel mix compliant for each.”
Payoff: Growth teams launch campaigns without account suspensions.
The pain: Budtenders must keep hemp drinks accessible but cannabis drinks behind the counter—mistakes trigger fines.
Prompt:
“Create a one-page training handout for retailers that explains storage, age-gate, and ID-check rules for co-located hemp and cannabis beverages in Illinois.”
Payoff: Fewer compliance citations at point of sale.
The pain: Hemp drinks face normal sales tax; cannabis drinks face excise tax—bookkeeping is a mess.
Prompt:
“List tax rates and reporting forms for hemp beverages vs cannabis beverages in New York; include due dates and accounting codes.”
Payoff: Finance books revenue correctly and avoids double-tax penalties.
The pain: You must track both food/hemp bills and adult-use cannabis bills nationwide.
Prompt:
“Generate a monthly legislative calendar tracking all sessions debating hemp beverages or cannabis beverages; flag states where both topics appear.”
Payoff: Leadership pivots SKUs or lobbies early—beating competitors to compliance.
Every prompt above swaps hours of PDF diving and external counsel for seconds of AI-backed clarity—with citations—across both product lines. Plug them into app.cannabisregulations.ai, deploy the answers across departments, and watch compliance costs drop while speed-to-shelf rises.
