THC-infused Beverages

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide detailed information on specific penalties or enforcement mechanisms beyond referencing existing laws for unlicensed sale of alcoholic beverages.

THC-Infused Beverages

This bill allows holders of certain alcohol licenses to sell THC-infused beverages and prohibits others from doing so.

What This Bill Does

• Defines a 'THC-infused beverage' as any drink intended for human consumption that contains intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids, regardless of whether it also has alcohol.
• Allows people with specific active alcoholic beverage licenses to sell, offer to sell, or distribute THC-infused beverages in the state.
• Prohibits anyone without a specific active alcoholic beverage license from selling, offering to sell, possessing for sale, or distributing THC-infused beverages.
• Makes breaking this rule an unlicensed activity under the Beverage Law and punishable similarly to the unlicensed sale of alcohol.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who have specific types of active alcoholic beverage licenses
• Businesses that want to sell THC-infused beverages
• Consumers of THC-infused beverages

Terms To Know

THC-infused beverage

A drink intended for human consumption containing intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids, regardless of whether it also has alcohol.

Alcoholic Beverage License

A specific permit needed to sell drinks with alcohol in them.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only applies to people who have the specific type of license mentioned.
• It does not specify what happens if someone breaks this rule, but it suggests they will face penalties similar to those for selling alcohol without a proper license.

Official Summary Text

THC-infused Beverages; Authorizing a holder of an active qualifying alcoholic beverage license to sell, offer to sell, or distribute THC-infused beverages at retail in this state; prohibiting any person or entity that does not hold an active, qualifying alcoholic beverage license from selling, offering for sale, possessing for sale, or distributing THC-infused beverages in this state, etc.

Current Bill Text

Florida Senate
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2026

SB 1678

By
Senator Truenow

13-01572-26 20261678__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to THC-infused beverages; amending s.
3 561.20, F.S.; defining the term “THC-infused
4 beverage”; authorizing a holder of an active
5 qualifying alcoholic beverage license to sell, offer
6 to sell, or distribute THC-infused beverages at retail
7 in this state; prohibiting any person or entity that
8 does not hold an active, qualifying alcoholic beverage
9 license from selling, offering for sale, possessing
10 for sale, or distributing THC-infused beverages in
11 this state; providing that a violation of the act
12 constitutes an unlicensed activity under the Beverage
13 Law and is punishable in the same manner as the
14 unlicensed sale of alcoholic beverages; providing an
15 effective date.
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. Subsection (14) is added to section 561.20,
20 Florida Statutes, to read:
21 561.20 Limitation upon number of licenses issued.—
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(14)(a) As used in this subsection, the term “THC-infused

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beverage” means any beverage intended for human consumption

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which
contains any intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoid,

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including, but not limited to,
D
elta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol,

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D
elta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol,
D
elta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol,

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hexahydrocannabinol, tetrahydrocannabinol-O, or

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tetrahydrocannabinol-P, in any amount, regardless of whether

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such beverage also contains alcohol.

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(b) Notwithstanding s. 581.217 or any other law, a THC

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infused beverage may be sold, offered for sale, or distributed

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at retail in this state
only
by the holder of an active

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alcoholic beverage license issued pursuant to subsection (1) or

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subparagraph (2)(a)4.

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(c) Any person or entity that
does not hold an active

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alcoholic beverage license issued pursuant to subsection (1) or

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subparagraph (2)(a)4. is prohibited from selling, offering for

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sale, possessing for sale, or distributing THC-infused beverages

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in this state.

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(d) A violation of this subsection

constitutes an

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unlicensed activity
under the Beverage Law and is
punishable in

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the same manner as the unlicensed
sale or service of alcoholic

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beverages, including penalties provided in
this chapter and

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chapters 562 and 565.

45 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.