‘Hemp Sales Are Back On’: Missouri Regulators Pare Down Ban On Intoxicating Hemp Products
The ride for hemp derived products in Missouri has been WILD
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s ban on intoxicating hemp products hit another hurdle on Tuesday, resulting in an indefinite pause on a huge part of the effort.
Richard Moore, general counsel for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said in a letter Tuesday that the state’s health regulators will stop embargoing — or tagging — products simply because they contain hemp-derived THC.
“In regard to psychoactive cannabis products, the department will focus its efforts on the identification of ‘misbranded’ products,’” Moore wrote to the Missouri Hemp Trade Association’s attorney, Chuck Hatfield.
When Parson signed his executive order on Aug. 1, he said his primary focus was to protect children consuming the products that resemble popular candy, like Lifesavers, but contain the intoxicating compound of the cannabis plant, THC.
“I trust that you understand that the consumption of these products may be dangerous,” Moore states, “and that under no circumstances should they end up in the hands of Missouri’s children.”
The department’s effort will now focus on just that — not banning all intoxicating hemp products.
“If the department identifies any such misbranded products, it will refer those products to the Missouri Attorney General’s Office for potential enforcement under the State’s Merchandising Practices Act…”
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