On April 23, Missouri enacted a law pulling most intoxicating hemp products from store shelves starting Nov. 12

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill on April 23, 2026, that will take intoxicating hemp products off store shelves starting Nov. 12, Missouri Independent reported. The law, the Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act, requires all hemp-derived cannabinoid products to be sold only by entities licensed by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services under the state's marijuana framework, KY3 reported. Under the law, hemp products with more than 0.4 milligrams of THC will be removed from shelves on Nov. 12, according to KY3. Bill sponsor Rep. Dave Hinman said non-intoxicating hemp products would still be allowed, the station reported.

Kehoe said that, taking the House and Senate votes together, the bill passed 151 to 28, according to Missouri Independent. "Missouri needs to be a place where it's safe to be able to have your children get access to a product that doesn't include harmful intoxicants," Kehoe said, per KY3. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said in a statement that the legislation "builds upon our enforcement efforts already underway," Missouri Independent reported. The Missouri Hemp Trade Association said the bill "effectively dismantles an industry built by real Missourians who have operated in good faith under existing federal and state law," and Kehoe's office received 10,000 handwritten letters asking him to veto it, according to the outlet.

In a Sept. 21 industry circular, the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control said the act takes effect on Nov. 12, 2026, for hemp-derived products that contain cannabinoids not naturally produced by the plant or synthesized outside it, smokable or vapeable flower containing any amount of THCA, and solid edibles such as gummies, capsules and baked goods containing hemp-derived delta-9 THC above naturally occurring levels. For other hemp-derived cannabinoid products, such as THC beverages, the agency said the act also takes effect Nov. 12 unless Congress delays the federal hemp restrictions; if Congress does so on or before Nov. 12, those provisions apply only during a period when federal restrictions prohibit the products, and the products may not be sold to anyone under 21.

Later developments: Public Law 119-103, signed Sept. 2, provides that until Dec. 11, 2026, the federal hemp definition changes apply only to certain products, according to the law's text on GovInfo. Missouri Independent reported in August that such a federal delay could let hemp-derived THC beverages stay on Missouri shelves past Nov. 12. A coalition including the Missouri Hemp Trade Association, St. Louis-based MNG 2005 Inc. and Wisconsin-based Lifted Liquids Inc. filed a federal lawsuit on July 16 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, claiming the law contains "unconstitutionally vague" definitions of hemp and marijuana, Missouri Independent reported. Kehoe, Hanaway and Department of Health and Senior Services Director Sarah Wilson are named as defendants, according to the outlet. Hemp Law Watch found no court ruling blocking the law as of Oct. 17, 2026.

This report summarizes published reporting and official records and is not legal advice.