An entire industry has been in panic mode because the newly passed spending bill includes a ban on most hemp derived THC products. The ban, which takes effect in a year, would essentially end a $28 billion market and put more than 300,000 jobs at risk.

The ban would overwhelmingly impact states without legal recreational cannabis, like Kentucky, Utah, and Texas. States without recreational markets have seen the hemp- derived THC market proliferate as demand for intoxicating products continues to increase after the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill (We’ll get to this in a moment.)

There’s been a lot of confusion about the implications of the hemp ban tucked in the spending bill. Will dispensaries go away? Can patients still get their medicine? Can people no longer buy sketchy looking weed pro

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