(FOX 9) - New restrictions set to be included in the deal to end the federal government shutdown could deliver a blow to Minnesota's hemp industry .

New hemp THC regulations

The backstory:

In October, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and other attorneys general sent a letter to Congress, seeking action on the unregulated hemp products. The attorneys asked lawmakers to close a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill that allowed for the sale of hemp-derived THC products, arguing the products have little oversight, are sold without consistent age restrictions and have led to increases in exposures to children.

However, critics have argued the changes will devastate the hemp industry.

What we know:

A provision included in the funding bill passed by the Senate on Monday would change t

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