The issue focused on growing hemp from the seed into oil, something that is legal in some states as long as it is processed and stored properly and subject to FDA oversight.


On Wednesday Judge Thomas Zilly ruled that the case is moot because an amended federal law bans the growing of industrial hemp. Federal prosecutors sought prosecution of three people for growing and handling industrial hemp in their state, saying that if they were allowed to continue with their prosecution the case could have been filed against members of the agricultural industry in other