LINCOLN, Neb. -- 104 retail locations and franchised stores in Omaha selling illegal or unlawful THC-containing products were issued cease & desist letters by Attorney General Mike Hilgers.  “If they do not comply, Hilgers said. They will be sued.

The Attorney General’s Office and Douglas County Sheriff’s Office purchased products from stores owned by 35 different companies. In the products purchased, at least one store item was marketed as hemp, which had a delta-9 concentration over the legal limit, making it marijuana, and had labels that incorrectly identified the content of the products.

“It’s been tied to death. It's been tied to poisonings. It's been tied to mental health breaks, cardiovascular issues,” Attorney General Mike Hilgers said. “All sorts of health issues. What we found about a year and a half ago all around the state in Nebraska, that retailers have been selling this product to Nebraskans and it's been causing a whole lot of harm to Nebraska communities.”

“As I've told you before, 10 milligrams of delta, maybe as little as five is enough to put my six year old son in the hospital,” Hilgers continued. “We found products that had six, seven, 800 milligrams of Delta eight. It's absolutely outrageous. These stores have 30 days to either comply with our terms, and take these products off their shelves like the other stores have, or we will sue.”

According to the Attorney General’s Office. As part of the investigation, they also uncovered the sale of marijuana. The sale of marijuana is a felony, and the Attorney General’s Office will provide the evidence to the Douglas County Attorney for consideration of criminal charges. Names of products include: Kushy Exotic THCA Flower, Flying Horse Vape-9G, and Road Trip Gummies.

“We promised that we would escalate our fight, and today are fulfilling that promise. Operating in Nebraska’s largest city does not immunize you from the law. These stores are selling harmful and unlawful products despite being on notice. Because of that, once litigation ensues, we will seek penalties to the fullest extent of the law, and will refer for criminal prosecution when necessary,” stated Attorney General Mike Hilgers.

"I am proud to join Attorney General Hilgers in his efforts. Synthetic THC products are putting a strain on our law enforcement resources and efforts statewide and hurting innocent people who think they are buying a safe and legal product. It is time for the Legislature to step up and clarify that synthetic THC products are not legal in Nebraska,” stated Douglas County Sheriff Aaron Hanson.

The Attorney General’s Office to the Omaha stores communicate that many of the THC-containing products their company sells misrepresent the concentrations and types of THC contained within those products. This lack of proper labeling means that the stores are engaging in deceptive, unfair, and unsafe trade practices, and also engaging in illegal conduct.