House committee substitute to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.
Amends GS 18E-104 by amending the prohibition on a kratom manufacturer, distributor, or retail dealer preparing, manufacturing, distributing, or offering a synthesized kratom product for sale by adding that it must be marketed or sold as kratom.
Adds the following new content.
Amends GS 115C-407 (prohibiting tobacco use in school buildings, grounds, and at school-sponsored events) as follows. Now also prohibits the use of kratom products and hemp-derived consumable products by any person in school buildings, in school facilities, on school campuses, and in or on any other school property owned or operated by the school. Now tasks the Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch and governing bodies of public school units to provide assistance with the implementation of this policy (was, the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission and local boards of education). Adds definitions of the terms hemp-derived consumable product, tobacco product (which includes vapor products), vapor product, and kratom product. Makes conforming changes, including to the statute's title. Removes outdated language.
Amends the following statutes, requiring specified schools to adopt a policy prohibiting tobacco product and hemp-derived consumable product pursuant to Article 29A, GS Chapter 115C, as amended: GS 115C-150.12C (schools for deaf and blind), GS 115C-218.75 (charter schools), GS 115C-238.66 (regional schools), GS 116-235 (School of Science and Math), and GS 116-239.8 (lab schools).
Requires, in GS 115C-562.5, nonpublic schools accepting eligible students receiving scholarship grants under Part 2A of Article 39 of GS Chapter 115C to adopt the policy described above. 
Applies beginning with the 2025-26 school year. 
Enacts new GS 14-313.1 making it a Class 3 misdemeanor for: (1) any person to knowingly sell or give a hemp-derived consumable product to a person under age 21 (requires the seller to demand proof of age from a prospective purchaser if the person has reasonable grounds to believe that the prospective purchaser is under 21) or (2) any person who is under age 21 to possess a hemp-derived consumable product. Defines the terms hemp; hemp-derived cannabinoid (any phytocannabinoid found in hemp, including delta-9 THC, THCA, CBD, CBDA, CBN, CBG, CBC, CBL, CBV, THCV, CBDV, CBT, delta-7 THC, delta-8 THC, or delta-10 THC, or any synthetic cannabinoid derived from hemp and contained in a hemp-derived consumable product); hemp-derived consumable product (a hemp product that is a finished good intended for human ingestion or inhalation that contains a delta-9 THC concentration of not more than 0.3% on a dry weight basis, but may contain concentrations of other hemp-derived cannabinoids, in excess of that amount; also excludes hemp products intended for topical application, or seeds or seed-derived ingredients generally recognized as safe by the FDA); hemp product; ingestion; and inhalation. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.
Amends the act’s long title.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 18B-500, 7A-304
Edition 1: 18B-500, 7A-304
Edition 2: 18B-500, 7A-304
Edition 3: 18B-500, 7A-304, 115C-150.12C, 115C-218.75, 115C-238.66, 116-235, 116-239.8, 115C-562.5