Not long after Commander Jason Stanfield had lowered the flag Wednesday to honor the lives lost on Sept. 11 at his Franklin County VFW Post, he learned state food inspectors had arrived. “It’s not an easy day,

The commander for a VFW Post in Washington, Missouri, says the state "raided" their post, searching for unregulated hemp-infused products.

While hemp is federally legal, Missouri recently joined a growing number of states trying to ban all intoxicating hemp products. When Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order on Aug. 1 to ban the products, he said his primary focus was to protect children consuming the products that resemble popular candy, like Lifesavers, or fruity drinks.

A recent executive order from Missouri Gov. Mike Parson banning intoxicating hemp-based drinks and edibles stirred opposition at a VFW.