Lawsuit seeks to block Missouri ban on intoxicating hemp products

By: Rebecca Rivas

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 609

Last Updated: 1 day, 18 hours ago

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A coalition of hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in an attempt to halt a statewide ban on intoxicating hemp products from going into effect in November.

The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District, claims the ban state lawmakers passed this spring contains “unconstitutionally vague” definitions for hemp and marijuana.

Craig Katz, government relations and compliance manager for one of the plaintiffs, St. Louis-based MNG 2005, …

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