FILE: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured during a May 2023 conference, has succeeded in making hemp THC illegal across the state.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial emergency ban on all hemp THC products in California was approved by the Office of Administrative Law on Monday afternoon, effectively shutting down a thriving product category within California’s cannabis industry.

Retailers will no longer be able to sell popular products like drinks made with hemp THC, an intoxicating cannabis compound, and many types of medicinal products made with CBD, a nonintoxicating compound.

The emergency rules are effective........

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