Show-Me Hemp Crackdown Redux

In this post we consider Missouri politicos fighting about the offerings of convenience stores & head-shops.

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Because of what some consider a “hemp loophole,” some chemicals extracted from the cannabis plant are mostly federally unregulated. Parson issued an executive order Aug. 1 seeking to ban products with these chemicals, enforced through the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and the Department of Health and Senior Services.

However, while the DHSS began enforcing the ban Sept. 1, ATC enforcement was delayed after Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft refused to sign off on the emergency rules submitted by the department.

Tuesday’s announcement brings them back into the fold.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri governor announces new task force to track unregulated psychoactive cannabis sales

Parson's joint task force between the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and Attorney General Andrew Bailey's office will seek to get unrelated hemp-derived edibles off of shelves, and build an investigation into "deceptive marketing practices."

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