News Summary

• Khalil Ishtawi, a consultant who helps people start businesses to sell the hemp products, said Councilwoman Lisa Clancy’s proposal would put hemp shops in St. Louis County out of business.
• He pointed out that Clancy once helped facilitate dispensary licenses for the marijuana industry, which largely opposes the unregulated sale of intoxicating hemp products.Clancy said Thursday she has nothing to hide surrounding her legislation.
• She was paid about $5,000 in 2019 as a consultant for a law firm that helped marijuana businesses with their dispensary licenses.