Hemp Farmers Say Provision in Bill Ending Shutdown Will Decimate Their Industry

Advocates for hemp on Wednesday decried a provision of the Republican government funding law signed by President Donald Trump that tightens restrictions on the versatile plant — a move critics say will devastate a $30 billion industry. The new restrictions set a stricter limit on the amount of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the psychoactive chemical in cannabis — in order to close a loophole…

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