SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — It is a race against time for a smoke shop and a distributor after they claimed Spring Hill police illegally seized more than a million dollars worth of hemp.
The owners of Old School Vapor and SAK Wholesale filed a lawsuit against the Spring Hill Police Department and District Attorney Brent Cooper.
The companies claim officers seized their legal hemp products, which is valued at $1.35 million, earlier this month after the DA’s office said it is the same as marijuana.
The companies want their hemp returned before it is ruined. The lawsuit seeks damages of $1,350,607 plus attorney fees.
Old School Vapor is a family-owned smoke shop with five locations in Columbia, Franklin and Spring Hill and opened its first location in 2014. SAK Wholesale is a family-owned wholesale business located in Columbia that opened in January 2024.
A spokesperson for Spring Hill said the city has no comment due to the pending litigation.
