Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s Restrictions On THC Products Rejected Again By Secretary of State
“I have a responsibility and a duty to follow the law”
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft contends that Gov. Mike Parson did not prove that restricting establishments with liquor licenses from selling hemp-derived edibles and drinks was an emergency.
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft once again rejected emergency rules from Gov. Mike Parson’s administration restricting the sale of hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages.
Ashcroft and Parson clashed last week over rules that would restrict any business with a liquor license from selling “unregulated psychoactive cannabis products.” Parson’s administration sent emergency rules to Ashcroft, which meant they would go into effect sooner and wouldn’t need a lengthy public comment period. Ashcroft rejected that proposal, prompting Parson to send a revised slate of emergency rules.
But on Tuesday, Ashcroft’s office announced he rejected Parson’s revised rules.
“Statute determines the requirements for such a designation and I have a responsibility and a duty to follow the law,” Ashcroft said in a statement.
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