A California court last week blocked a legal bid by hemp industry operators in the state to end enforcement of the state’s emergency regulations banning hemp-derived THC products. In a statement, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said officials “are pleased the court saw through their bogus arguments and put the safety of Californians first in its decision.”
“We will not sit on our hands while bad actors in the hemp industry target our children with dangerous and intoxicating hemp products containing THC at our retail stores. Industry concerns about the regulations are more about protecting their profit than the public.” — Newsom in a press release
The decision by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephen I. Goorvitch upholds California’s restrictions, which prohibit selling any industrial hemp food, beverage, or dietary product intended for human consumption if there is any detectable THC or other intoxicating cannabinoids per serving.
In the ruling Goorvitch found that the plaintiffs did not demonstrate that the regulations would “cause widespread catastrophic destruction” of the state’s hemp industry, noting that even though they cannot sell food products with detectable levels of THC, they can sell other products, such