Virginia’s controversial new regulations on hemp-derived products – including an outright ban on intoxicating products containing delta-8 THC – will remain in place for now after a federal judge rejected an initial plea from hemp companies to intervene.
Two hemp businesses and a consumer filed suit in federal court in September challenging rules governing hemp-derived products signed into law by Gov. Glenn Youngkin. The rules went into effect July 1.
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Virginia’s hemp regulations now include a 0.3% THC limit for hemp-derived products, limits on total THC, and a CBD-THC ratio of at least 25-to-1.
That renders nearly all intoxicating delta-8 THC products illegal, though online sales continue.
Retailer Northern Virginia Hemp and Agriculture claimed that it has lost 90% of its business under the new rules, and North Carolina-based Franny’s Farmacy says it’s now banned from shipping products through Virginia to other states.
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