KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) - A new law federally restricting hemp-derived THC products was added at the last minute to the funding bill that ended the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history.

Officials with the Texas Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars told KWTX many veterans are worried about the move.

A large number of Texas veterans use THC products derived from hemp, like consumable gummies and drinks, that have a very low amount of intoxicating THC.

That includes retired veteran and Legislative Chairman for the Texas Department of the VFW, Mitch Fuller.

“I’m 58-years-old so, just basic aches and pains,” said Fuller. “A hemp roll-on. A roll-on on my knees, and my back, my shoulders, and my neck. Then half of a 10-milligram gummy or sometimes a full 10-milligram gummy,

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