Hemp Shipment Bound for Colorado Stays Seized in Idaho

A Colorado industrial hemp manufacturer can’t undo a criminal case in Idaho that resulted in the seizure of a 13,000-pound interstate shipment of the cannabis-based product from Oregon, a federal court ruled.

Big Sky Scientific LLC, based in Aurora, Colo., lost its bid to get the seized hemp released, while the truck driver will face felony marijuana trafficking charges, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho said Feb. 19.

The ruling denied a preliminary injunction bid by Big Sky, which sought to salvage its deteriorating shipment and stanch its damages from the January seizure by the Idaho State ...