After a hearing Friday, a Maricopa County Superior Court judge said he will decide next week whether to stop law enforcement from cracking down on certain hemp products while the case moves forward.
Lawyers for the state and the Hemp Industry Trade Association spent the afternoon questioning and cross examining five witnesses.
Attorney General Kris Mayes argues that it’s illegal to sell intoxicating hemp products without a state dispensary license.
Hemp advocates argue that edibles, vapes and drinks, which were available for years in Arizona, are legal under the 2018 U.S. farm bill.
A Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office detective testified that the focus so far has been to seize intoxicating hemp products while in transport.
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The Trump administration has reclassified medical marijuana — moving it from a Schedule I to a Schedule III drug. -
The federal government has reclassified state-licensed medical marijuana as a less dangerous drug, and effects of the decision will be felt in Arizona.
