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US Politics

Missouri's Hemp Ban: Regulatory Overreach Threatens Economic Freedom and Small Businesses

Missouri lawmakers are debating bills to align state policy with federal limits that would ban most intoxicating hemp products, potentially devastating thousands of small businesses. This regulatory overreach threatens economic freedom and consumer choice while disproportionately harming entrepreneurs who legally operated under previous rules.

US Politics

The Missouri Hemp Ban: A Case Study in Government Overreach Masquerading as Child Protection

Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe signed a bill banning intoxicating hemp products, aligning with an upcoming federal ban and citing bipartisan support to protect children from unregulated, high-THC items. This heavy-handed state intervention, while framed as child protection, tramples on the liberty of small businesses and farmers operating in good faith, and represents a dangerous expansion of government overreach that destroys livelihoods under the guise of safety.