The media report says it isn’t known whether the police were in uniform or undercover.
The Des Moines Register reports…..
An Ankeny business owner was arrested Wednesday for allegedly selling products containing cannabidiol, or CBD, while unlicensed by the state — the first charge of its kind in Polk County, according to the county attorney’s office.
Ankeny police arrested Lacie Navin, 33, of Des Moines at her business, Your CBD Store, at 833 E. First St., said Lt. Heath Osberg, spokesperson for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Officers from the Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force twice purchased CBD products at Navin’s store, according to a criminal complaint. The complaint did not say whether the officers were in uniform or working undercover, and Navin could not be reached for comment.
The first purchases, on Oct. 15, were a pack of CBD gummies, hemp extract oil and CBD lotion. Lab testing showed all the products contained cannabidiol, according to the complaint.
Officers went to Navin’s store again Monday and purchased another pack of CBD gummies. Navin was arrested two days later and charged with two counts of controlled substance violation and failure to pay tax on an unlawful substance.
Navin’s arrest was a part of a task force investigation of businesses selling CBD in central Iowa that began after complaints had been filed in multiple counties, Osberg said.
Officers were unable to find CBD at some stores, Osberg said. At the others, officers warned owners to remove the products from their shelves or face charges. Osberg declined to identify the businesses the officers investigated.
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