Cheech And Chong Cannabis Company & Hemp Roundtable File Lawsuit Against Gov. Newsom’s ‘Draconian’ Hemp Ban
The day after California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s emergency ban on all hemp-derived THC products went into effect, a group of hemp businesses, including Cheech and Chong‘s cannabis company and the U.S. Hemp Roundtable filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday seeking to reverse the new rules.
Newsom’s ban essentially halts the sale of hemp products, including popular items like hemp-THC beverages and medicinal CBD products, throughout California.
“Significantly, at the core of the Department’s Emergency Regulations is a provision that goes far beyond the limits contemplated in AB 45 to ban all hemp products unless they contain no ‘detectable levels of THC,’” the lawsuit reads.
Previously, AB 45 created a regulatory framework for the manufacture and sale of hemp products in 2021. That said, Newsom contends that those regulations allowed minors to gain access to intoxicating hemp-derived THC products.
Ted Whitney, chief beverage officer of Cheech and Chong’s Global Holding Company, known for its stringent testing procedures, …