Several Connecticut hemp farmers filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday challenging state laws they say violate the 2018 Farm Bill by restricting hemp-derived THC products.
A series of laws first passed in 2023 that reclassified many hemp products as marijuana has caused the number of licensed hemp operations in the state to plummet by nearly 80%, the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut claims.
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The suit lists Gov. Ted Lamont, Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli as defendants.
Under the Farm Bill, cannabis containing no more than 0.3% delta-9 THC in dry weight is classified as hemp and is thus federally legal.
Connecticut received federal approval for its hemp program using that definition in December 2021.
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