Owners of nearly 100 smoke shops plead guilty in multi-state cannabis trafficking case

The owners of VIP Smoke Shops pleaded guilty to felony trafficking and organized-crime charges and must close or sell nearly 100 locations in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky before sentencing. Authorities said stores sold high-delta-9 products and psilocin analogs outside licensed channels, a warning for Oklahoma retailers to verify product legality, testing and sales-channel requirements.