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I fully expected my state AG to have been one of the signatories on that (they've made a big stink about this in the past), but surprisingly they weren't.
Our legislature did outlaw D8 last year, but somehow it's still being sold (yay).
There are two companies in-state that rely on this law (Blue Ridge and Thrax). Blue Ridge is ran by veterans, and both would have been affected (read: shut down completely). I don't know the details, but I want to say they lobbied and I guess are allowed to continue?
My AG is a complete scumbag, but I guess shutting down a family / vereran-run business was too much bad press even for him. The tax revenue is probably just a bonus.
As far as outlawing delta-8, I that's going to be a losing battle, especially since there's already delta-10. They can't outlaw hemp because of the farm bill and, while it does take a lot of hemp, it's pretty trivial to extract THC from it.
Unfortunately, my AG is a much bigger scumbag than yours. I live in Indiana. Guess which AG has the very first signature on this letter?
Todd Rokita may very well be the worst AG in the country. And he's constantly wasting taxpayer money on things like taking trips down to the southern border, as if Indiana had something to do with it.