Ignorance, famously, is no excusewhen it comes tothe law, and when it comes to hemp and the manufacturing, sale, possession and use of CBD products derived from hemp, there is more than enough ignorance to go around. That ignorance is shared by police officers and the public alike.

Take, for example, what has now become a rather notorious New York City Police Department arrest and confiscation in early November. Two Brooklyn cops were convinced they had made a major drug bust.