Missouri’s crackdown on a cannabis company accused of illegally importing THC concentrate could lead to a showdown over the state’s authority to regulate the industry.
Delta Extraction had its license to manufacture cannabis products revoked in November, months after a massive recall pulled more than 60,000 products off the shelves—which the state says were illegally made with a hemp-derived THC concentrate imported from out of state.
As the legal battle continues to drag out, the company has upped the ante: If the state continues its efforts to sanction Delta and the recalled products, it will respond with litigation the company’s attorneys believe could gut Missouri’s marijuana regulations.
“Delta is also not limited to only challenging the [Department of Health and Senior Services’] authority to regulate hemp-derived products,” Delta’s attorney Chuck Hatfield, wrote in a November 15 letter to the state. “Any lawsuit will likely include claims relating to the department’s regulatory authority in other areas of the marijuana industry.”
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