As legislation to reopen the government moves through Congress, the hemp industry is warning that the deal is about to destroy much of their business, throwing thousands of people out of work.

What You Need To Know

The government shutdown deal contains a provision that would affect the hemp industry

Some in the industry says it would be devastating

A North Carolina business owner says he would have to close

“I think it’s a little underhanded that they’re going to kill an entire industry under the auspices of trying to reopen the government,” said the Hemp Company NC co-owner John Boccella.

Boccella runs two hemp shops in North Carolina.

He said they would be forced to close if the shutdown legislation becomes law.

It contains a provision that would put in place a new limit on the a

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