Kansas hemp business owner seeks court’s intervention

A McPherson County lawsuit filed by a Kansas business owner challenges “unconstitutionally vague” enforcement operations leading to seizure of cash and hemp-derived products.

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State News

December 17, 2025 - 2:16 PM

The owner of a McPherson County CBD dispensary filed a lawsuit requesting a halt to raids ordered by Kansas Bureau of Investigation director Tony Mattivi, right, and Attorney General Kris Kobach, who are pictured talking about the raids during an Oct. 1, 2025, news conference. Photo by Sherman Smith / Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — A McPherson County lawsuit filed by a Kansas business owner challenges “unconstitutionally vague” enforcement operations leading to seizure of cash and hemp-derived products at direction of the state’s attorney general and director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

KBI director Tony Mattivi and Attorney General Kris Kobach said in October law enforcement officers raided CBD and vape shops to serve more than a dozen search warrants on businesses suspected of not complying with state drug law.

In a statement, Mattivi said targeted stores were…

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