LINCOLN- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers recently announced legal settlements against four more stores characterized as selling mislabeled and dangerous products containing THC. The four stores agreed to take these products off their shelves after being advised to stop selling prohibited products that contain synthetic THC. If the agreement is violated, the stores will face financial penalties.

These settlements join two others from last month, all of which were among the targets of 2023 lawsuits against vape retailers across the state. Hilgers alleged that the stores violated consumer protection laws and implemented deceptive trade practices. Some of the products were marketed to look like candy and snacks while containing a substance that alters the user's mental state, which some find unethical.

Hilgers has stayed committed to closing the legal loopholes surrounding the use of synthetic THC products, created by a 2018 farm bill that made the hemp farming industry national. State Senator Teresa Ibach attempted to put an outright ban on these products, but the bill stalled. “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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