Even after excise police said they would no longer confiscate a cannabis extract from Indiana stores, they continued to threaten to punish retailers that carried the product.
At least twice after the state's Alcohol and Tobacco Commission announced the moratorium on Aug. 12, excise police, the agency's law enforcement arm, cited stores for potential violations for selling products containing cannabidiol, a nonpsychoactive substance found in marijuana plants.
Two days later, a store in Lake County was given a notice of violation for CBD products the excise police had seized in January, records obtained by IndyStar show.
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In September, a Shell gas station on the southside of Indianapolis was issued a warning for its supply of "Kush Cakes" that are "made with CBD."
When asked for clarification on the state's policy after those two incidents, agency spokeswoman Heather Lynch issued a one-sentence, saying the warning and violation were "issued in error and have been withdrawn."
Lynch offered no explanation as to why the errors occurred.
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