Missouri Legislature Approves Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products

Missouri Governor Says Restricting Hemp THC Products Is ‘Something We Need To Get Done’ As Ban Bill Heads To His Desk

Missouri’s governor says the state needs to take steps to restrict the availability of intoxicating hemp-derived THC products in line with legislation that lawmakers recently sent to his desk. “At a high level, I’m very much in favor of taking these illegal drugs in the form of the candies and stuff off of the shelves for kids to be able to buy,” Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) said in an episode of  This Week in Missouri Politics that aired on Sunday. Whil…

Ban on THC seltzers, other intoxicating hemp products heads to Missouri governor

Open the article to view the coverage from Kansas City Pitch

Missouri Legislature Approves Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Products

The Missouri General Assembly last week sent a bill to Gov. Mike Kehoe's (R) desk that seeks to ban the sale of intoxicating hemp products starting November 12, First Alert 4 reports. The proposal, House Bill 2641, seeks to align state law with an incoming shift in federal policy pushed by Republican lawmakers and signed into law by President Trump last year. Those changes, implemented as part of a spending bill to reopen the federal government,…

Immediate Action Needed to Save the Missouri Hemp Industry

Missouri’s hemp industry is facing an existential threat. HB 2641 is now on the Governor’s desk awaiting signature, and as written, it would fundamentally dismantle the state’s lawful hemp marketplace. HB 2641 is not a simple safety measure; it is a structural overhaul that reclassifies hemp-derived cannabinoid products as “marijuana” and requires that they be manufactured, distributed, and sold exclusively through Article XIV-licensed marijuana…