Alaska can continue restricting the sale of intoxicating hemp-derived THC products to licensed marijuana stores after a federal judge dismissed hemp merchants’ efforts to overturn rules enacted in 2023.
The May 23 ruling by U.S. District Court of Alaska Magistrate Judge Kyle Reardon rejected an argument from hemp merchants that the state’s Department of Natural Resources violated the U.S. Constitution when the agency moved to significantly curtail intoxicating products classified as industrial hemp, the Alaska Beacon reported.
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The ruling means that ongoing enforcement efforts against hemp merchants selling intoxicating products can continue.
And it’s the latest sign that states will continue their efforts to regulate or curb the hemp-derived THC products that have proliferated across the country since the 2018 Farm Bill.
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