Minnesota's hemp industry in trouble, advocates push legislature for fixes

A state appeals court ruling last year put Minnesota sales of CBD, delta-8 THC in question 

Minnesota's hemp industry is in crisis.

A state appeals court ruling last year put the legality of selling and possessing nearly all CBD products into doubt.

Cease-and-desist letters have increasingly targeted retailers and producers selling Minnesota-made CBD products while national brands have made their way onto mainstream grocery store shelves without hassle.

And delta-8 THC — an intoxicating, hemp-derived cousin of the main psychoactive substance in marijuana — remains an unregulated and highly profitable product for hemp retailers and growers in Minnesota. A bill has been introduced to ban it completely in the state.