LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued a mandate finalizing its ruling in Bio Gen LLC v. Sanders:
“With the mandate from the Eighth Circuit now issued, there is no more ambiguity as to the legality of Delta 8, Delta 9, and similar hemp-derived psychoactive products containing THC. These products are illegal, Schedule VI drugs. Business owners who continue to sell them run the risk of being held criminally liable, as well as those who purchase them.
“These products pose serious risks to consumers, particularly our children, and are essentially recreational, synthetic marijuana. I look forward to seeing these dangerous products off the shelves in Arkansas.”
