Federal Court Upholds Iowa’s New Hemp Restrictions, Is The Industry Doomed?
In Iowa, a federal court upheld a ban on synthetically produced intoxicating hemp compounds, ruling against two companies that sought to block the new state law.
Climbing Kites and Field Day Brewing Co. challenged the law, which took effect on July 17 but failed to prove the law violates the Constitution, at least in the eyes of U.S. District Court Judge Stephanie Rose.
The law bans synthetic psychoactive hemp products and prohibits the sale of all consumable hemp to minors, including CBD. It also outlaws the sale of dried hemp flowers meant for smoking or inhaling and bans alcoholic beverages containing THC, reported Hemp Today.
The Ruling On Hemp
Judge Rose ruled on separate lawsuits from the two companies and a group of ten Iowa hemp manufacturers and retailers. …