South Carolina: Dorchester Hemp farmer files lawsuit following arrest and destruction of hemp crop

The Post & Courier writes

HARLEYVILLE — A Dorchester County hemp farmer is suing the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the county sheriff’s office and the S.C. Commissioner of Agriculture.

John Pendarvis is a licensed hemp farmer in Dorchester County who on Sept. 19, 2019, became the first farmer in the state arrested for growing hemp.

Read more at.  https://www.postandcourier.com/news/dorchester-hemp-farmer-files-lawsuit-following-arrest-and-destruction-of-hemp-crop/article_61329c62-0a9d-11ec-8e58-a7026b9a2bc2.html

Here’s his initial 2019 lawsuit