A federal judge in Wyoming dismissed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the state's ban on selling delta-8 and similar substances is unconstitutional.
The substances are similar to marijuana and occur in tiny amounts in the cannabis plant, but anecdotally produce milder effects and, in some cases, can be synthesized using dangerous chemicals.
Judge Kelly Rankin accepted the state's motion to dismiss for many of the same reasons he dismissed the plaintiff's request for a temporary restraining order or injunction, he stated.
"Much of the analysis remains the same and the Court will incorporate the reasoning and cited authority from that Order herein," he wrote. "Accordingly, the Court finds Defendants' Motion should be granted and Plaintiffs' claims are dismissed with prejudice."
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