Businesses Urging Support Against
Unconstitutional Iowa Hemp Legislation Threatening to Erase Access
to Safe, Compliant Wellness Products
DES
MOINES, Iowa, July 8, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Sunmed | Your CBD Store, an industry-leading
provider of high-quality, non-pharmaceutical wellness products,
seeks urgent support from consumers, small business advocates, and
the community in general to challenge the recent Iowa "Hemp
Amendments"—House File 2605 and House File 2641—which criminalize
the manufacture and sale of otherwise legal full spectrum hemp and
narrow the definition of legal, consumable wellness products, thus
depriving Iowans of safe and effective relief options.
Sunmed | Your CBD Store, along with eight other hemp retailers,
has filed a lawsuit in the Southern District of Iowa, arguing that the Hemp Amendments are
unconstitutionally vague and enacted without due process, represent
an unfair taking by the State of lawful businesses, and cause more
harm than benefits to Iowans. The Court will hold a preliminary
injunction hearing on Thursday, July
11, to determine whether the state can enforce this
legislation during the pendency of the lawsuit.
The lawsuit highlights several constitutional violations by the
Hemp Amendments, including breaches of the Supremacy Clause,
Commerce Clause, Due Process Clause, and Takings Clause. "The
2018 Farm Bill clearly defines hemp and includes an express
preemption clause that forbids the kind of overreach Iowa is attempting," said Lacie Navin, Owner of Des Moines Sunmed | Your
CBD Store retail location. "Iowa's Hemp Amendments are unconstitutional
and harmful to both small businesses and consumers seeking natural
alternatives for health concerns."
The new Hemp Amendments, signed into law by Iowa Governor Kim
Reynolds on May 17, 2024, and
largely effective beginning July 1,
2024, criminalize the manufacture and sale of hemp products
that have been federally legal and compliant with Iowa law since 2018. This sudden regulatory
change leaves Iowa hemp businesses
in a state of uncertainty and poses irreparable harm, with an
estimated 75 percent or more of inventory potentially impacted and
no grace period provided for the transition to the new law.
Sunmed | Your CBD Store is proud of its commitment to small
business owners, the safety of its well-tested, hemp-derived
formulations, and the benefits consumers receive. Sunmed | Your CBD
Store has always welcomed appropriate regulation and enforcement to
ensure consumer safety and product integrity. However, the Hemp
Amendments essentially eliminate the hemp industry in its
totality.
"Politicians say this bill attempts to regulate dangerous and
misleading products particularly targeting children, yet every
Sunmed | Your CBD Store complies with strict regulatory guidelines.
Our products meet, and more often than not exceed, the highest
safety and compliance standards formulated with a stringent quality
control process. All of our edible products are manufactured with
childproof packaging and are marketed exclusively to adults."
said Marcus Quinn, CEO of Sunmed |
Your CBD Store. "Moreover, all sales are restricted to
individuals over 21 of age and displayed in supplement-like
packaging, ensuring our products do not target children."
Lacie Navin emphasized the
adverse impact on local businesses and consumers: "The Hemp
Amendments are excessive and vague. As a local business owner, I
have worked hard over the past 5 years to provide my community with
full spectrum hemp products that are now, in an instant, deemed
illegal. This is not only unfair to consumers who rely on these
products to function but also to business owners who are trying to
navigate an ever-changing legal landscape."
The fight to protect the Iowa
hemp industry and the rights of lawful, legitimate small businesses
comes to a head on July 11, 2024, at
the preliminary injunction hearing. Sunmed | Your CBD Store is
calling on the community to lawfully support this cause by
objecting to and opposing the Hemp Amendments through social media,
friends and family, local media and press, and politicians. Your
participation and support will help continue to provide safe,
compliant wellness products to Iowans in need, and is crucial in
this fight for the hemp industry and the health and welfare of
thousands of Iowans.
More information regarding Sunmed | Your CBD Store and their
cause can be found here: https://iowahempalliance.org/
Contact
Patrick Shatzer
Sunmed | Your CBD Store
customersupport@getsunmed.com
About Sunmed™ | Your CBD Store®
Sunmed | Your CBD Store is the largest hemp retailer in
the United States and the
exclusive home of award-winning, hemp-derived Sunmed products. With
300+ nationwide locations across 42 states, the brand offers a
premium in-store customer experience with access to 150+
nonpharmaceutical wellness formulas, including clinically proven
sleep gummies, pain relief topicals, USDA-organic oil tinctures,
and CBD for pets. Through in-store education, community
involvement, and groundbreaking clinical research, Sunmed strives
to empower modern wellness and enhance people's lives with natural
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