Nebraska law enforcement is investigating sales of hemp-derived cannabis products containing more than 0.3% THC.
Most recently, authorities in Lincoln seized products, paraphernalia and financial records from five stores that previously failed compliance checks earlier this year for testing.
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According to the Lincoln Journal Star, the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office joined forces with six law enforcement agencies in southeast Nebraska and allegedly bought products containing more than 5% THC from stores in recent months.
Store owners and staff caught up in the investigation have not been charged, and it’s unclear what, if any, consequences they could face.
Neither medical nor adult-use marijuana is legal in Nebraska.
Hemp products containing the legal limit of 0.3% delta-9 THC or less was federally legalized in the 2018 Farm Bill.
But the law fails to address delta-8 or delta-10 THC products – an apparent loophole that state governments are
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