HOUSTON - The same legislative measure which would re-open the U.S. Government carries a provision which would outlaw nearly all intoxicating hemp products currently on the market.

The backstory:

The provision, added to the spending bill in the Senate, bans any hemp product with more than .4 percent THC, a limitation the industry says will eliminate 95% of the products currently on the market and shut down thousands of businesses.

Having survived a concerted effort earlier this year to ban THC in Texas, the Hemp industry says the proposed nationwide prohibition will "backfire" and push consumers into the unregulated "black market."

What they're saying:

"If we see this policy go into effect nationwide, we are going to see a ripple effect. We are going to see not only many businesses

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