Nebraska AG reaches four settlements in lawsuit against THC retailers

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers reached four new settlements this week in a statewide lawsuit against THC retailers.

On Thursday, Hilgers announced settlements with Greenhouse Grandma in Chadron, A Botanical Dream in North Platte, First Stop Vape Shop in Ogallala and Zy Glam in Scottsbluff.

The attorney general’s office said the stores sold synthetic THC products that were “mislabeled and harmful to Nebraskans.”

“I am proud to announce four more stores have agreed to stop selling these unlawful, mislabeled, and dangerous THC products in Nebraska,” Hilgers said in the release. “We appreciate that these stores did the right thing and took these products off the shelves. Our fight continues, and more lawsuits will be filed as we broaden our campaign. We will continue the charge against retailers selling these products which put Nebraskans at risk.”

All four stores have agreed to no longer sell any “prohibited” hemp products, which include delta-8 THC and delta-9 THC, according to officials.

The retailers have 14 days to turn over all banned hemp products to the state for “immediate destruction,” the attorney general’s office said.

If the agreement is broken, the stores would face a “significant” financial penalty.

In October, the attorney general sued 10 THC retailers across the state — including The Cannabis Factory in Lincoln — accusing them of selling delta-8 products that were too potent.

Last month, Hilger announced settlements with High Flow Cannabis in Grand Island and Ms. Vape Shop in Crete.

 “We encourage retailers to stop selling these products, whether they have been sued yet or not—our campaign will continue until the industry is cleaned up,” Hilgers said.

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