By Rudi Keller | Deputy Editor
“I believe this is the last-ditch effort for the hemp industry.”
– State Rep. Dave Hinman, commenting on a lawsuit challenging his bill banning intoxicating hemp products.
Missouri hemp producers and others in the industry speak April 14 at a news conference outside the Missouri Capitol Building against a bill banning intoxicating hemp products before asking Gov. Mike Kehoe to veto the legislation (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).
by Rebecca Rivas
A coalition of hemp businesses filed a federal lawsuit Thursday in an attempt to halt a statewide ban on intoxicating hemp products from going into effect in November. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Western District, claims the ban state lawmakers passed this spring contains “unconstitutionally vague” definitions for hemp and marijuana.
A new Missouri law makes drivers who kill a parent in an alcohol-related crash liable for child support for the surviving children (Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images).
by Leore Tal
A new Missouri law would hold drunken drivers responsible for children left without a parent after an accident. It would require convicted drunken drivers to pay child support to the surviving children until they are at least 18, or 21 if they are still in school.
A dog walks along a wooded trail in a Maryland park. Ticks are commonly found in wooded and grassy habitats, and the lone star tick has expanded well beyond its historic range in the Southeast. (Photo by Amanda Watford/Stateline)
by Amanda Watford
The tiniest menace of summer doesn’t care if you’re hiking through the woods, walking the dog or pulling weeds in your backyard. It just wants a ride and a meal.
As ticks spread into new parts of the country and emergency room visits for tick bites climb higher than usual, states are scrambling to monitor where the pests are showing up, what diseases they may be carrying and how to warn residents before a bite turns into something far more serious.
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