Missouri asked a federal court to throw out the hemp industry's challenge to its intoxicating cannabinoid law as Minnesota's two federal delegates lead separate efforts to rewrite the national hemp rules and an Indiana retailer plans to keep selling through the deadline.
# Missouri Seeks Dismissal of Hemp Industry's Suit Over HB 2641
**MIDWEST, August 11, 2026:** Missouri asked a federal judge August 6 to dismiss a hemp industry lawsuit challenging House Bill 2641, arguing the MoHemp Trade Association and its co-plaintiffs, Wisconsin-based manufacturer Lifted Liquids Inc. and St. Louis-based MNG 2005 Inc., have not established standing to sue, according to Law360.
The underlying suit, filed July 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, argues HB 2641's definitions are unconstitutionally vague, violate the dormant commerce clause and are preempted by the federal Farm Bill. The plaintiffs also argue Missouri has already issued its maximum number of marijuana business licenses and is not accepting new applications, leaving hemp businesses with no path to comply once the law takes effect November 12. No ruling on the state's motion had been issued as of this report.
In Minnesota, two members of the state's congressional delegation now hold the lead sponsorships on the two main federal vehicles addressing hemp. Sen. Amy Klobuchar authored the Senate's hemp-ban delay language, which the Senate incorporated into its government funding bill and passed this month. Rep. Angie Craig, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, co-sponsored the House's Lawful Hemp Protection Act with Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., a bill that would replace the ban outright with FDA-set potency limits, a 21-and-over sales floor, and domestic-sourcing requirements. A Senate companion to that bill is expected from Klobuchar and Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont. Both Klobuchar and Craig are also running for statewide office in Minnesota this year, for governor and Senate respectively.
In Indiana, which has no hemp permitting framework of its own after Senate Bill 250 died in February, Fort Wayne bottle shop Swizzle said it plans to keep selling hemp-derived THC and CBD drinks until a federal deadline forces a change. Owner Crystal Vann Wallstrom disputed Attorney General Todd Rokita's description of the hemp market as unregulated. "I can show you the certificate of analysis on any product that we carry," she told WPTA, adding that she supports oversight but not "over-regulation."
Elsewhere in the region, Illinois' hemp restrictions remain fixed to a November 12 effective date set in state statute, unaffected by any change to the federal timeline. In Ohio, Attorney General Andy Wilson's motion to stay a preliminary injunction shielding ten hemp beverage companies from state restrictions remains undecided a month after filing. In Wisconsin, Assembly Bill 306's three-tier hemp licensing proposal remains stalled without a floor vote.
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