Missouri hemp stores say products are legal, dispute evidence behind AG crackdown

By: Rebecca Rivas

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: April 18, 2026

Words: 1,482

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago

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Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has ordered 33 stores to stop selling intoxicating hemp products, but many shop owners say the products remain legal under federal law and plan to keep selling them until new federal restrictions take effect Nov. 12.

They also question the basis for Hanaway’s crackdown, which relies heavily on lab results gathered by the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association, a marijuana-industry group whose members compete with hemp retailers.

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