Ald. William Hall (6), the revenue subcommittee chair, is pictured at a hemp regulation press conference on Jan. 30, 2025. [Michael McDevitt/The Daily Line]

Alderpeople heard from experts about how the city might regulate the sale of intoxicating hemp products during a joint hearing of the City Council Finance Subcommittee on Revenue and Committee on Health and Human Relations on Thursday.

Ald. William Hall (6), revenue subcommittee chair, is pushing for the city to regulate and tax the sale of hemp-derived products, specifically those made with delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or similar products that give the user a high. Hall’s push has come as lawmakers locally and statewide try to rein in their proliferation.