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Owner of CBD store arrested in Ankeny, faces 3 felony charges [View all]
Lacie Navin was charged with the crimes Wednesday, despite having operated her store, Your CBD Store, since January.
Earlier this year, Local 5 actually visited one of Navin’s stores right after it opened.
At the time, she told Local 5 there was little guidance from the state what was or wasn’t allowed to be sold after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp.
“There was no permits that I needed to obtain,” Navin said. “As long as you follow the farm bill of 2018 and are under .3% THC, which none of my products have THC and the hemp is legal across the nation.”
Since then Iowa’s attorney general came out and said CBD oil is illegal, but left it up to county attorneys to prosecute.
Lt. Heath Osberg with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said they got a tip about several businesses selling the product across the metro.
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https://www.weareiowa.com/news/local-news/owner-of-cbd-store-arrested-in-ankeny-faces-3-felony-charges/?fbclid=IwAR1g9l5vB7L1GzZxzkQbEn8gsLpo9_ChLTGMzhIxHsmYbGeh5_BC0_Qz1gQ
Earlier this year, Local 5 actually visited one of Navin’s stores right after it opened.
At the time, she told Local 5 there was little guidance from the state what was or wasn’t allowed to be sold after the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp.
“There was no permits that I needed to obtain,” Navin said. “As long as you follow the farm bill of 2018 and are under .3% THC, which none of my products have THC and the hemp is legal across the nation.”
Since then Iowa’s attorney general came out and said CBD oil is illegal, but left it up to county attorneys to prosecute.
Lt. Heath Osberg with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said they got a tip about several businesses selling the product across the metro.
...
https://www.weareiowa.com/news/local-news/owner-of-cbd-store-arrested-in-ankeny-faces-3-felony-charges/?fbclid=IwAR1g9l5vB7L1GzZxzkQbEn8gsLpo9_ChLTGMzhIxHsmYbGeh5_BC0_Qz1gQ
Well, thank Gawd they got this hardened criminal off the streets!
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