The governor's ban on intoxicating hemp products hit a delay Wednesday after Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft rejected the emergency rules detailing how it would have been enforced.
Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order earlier this month to remove all hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages from store shelves and threatening penalties to any establishment with a Missouri liquor license or that sells food products for selling them.
It was supposed to take effect on Sept. 1, pending Ashcroft's approval of the emergency rules. And now that will likely be delayed until for at least six months, Parson said in a strongly-worded letter to Ashcroft on Thursday.
"As best I can tell, you denied this emergency rulemaking because you believe hurt feelings are more important than protecting children," Parson said.
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