Court: DEA Can't Prevent Sale of Hemp Products
A federal appeals court has ruled the DEA cannot prevent the sale of hemp products :
A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in San Francisco said the Drug Enforcement Administration cannot regulate hemp in food because such "non-psychoactive hemp products" are not included in its list of dangerous drugs.
The ruling is a twist in an ongoing battle between drug regulators and an increasing number of entrepreneurs and farmers producing a growing variety of hemp food products, including bread, granola, waffles, pretzels and chips. The industry marketed the hemp products as one the latest nutritional marvels, rich in protein, vitamin E and two essential fatty acids.
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