Rahul Sharma / Virginia Mercury Two hemp businesses and a private citizen are challenging a Virginia law that instituted tougher limits on hemp products in Virginia in federal court, saying the new rules cause financial harm to hemp businesses and interfere in interstate commerce. The law, which went into effect July 1, set the maximum amount
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The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, argues that the new state laws conflict with federal regulations.
Northern Virginia Hemp and Agriculture LLC, a woman named Rose Lane, and Franny's Operations, Inc. filed the lawsuit on Sept. 1 in the Eastern District Court of Virginia.
A Chesapeake business is one of several enterprises across Virginia that have received alleged violation citations over the state's newly passed hemp laws.