A Maryland couple who grows and sells hemp products says legislation included in the bill to reopen the federal government will put them out of business. The surprise provision in the funding bill that Congress passed late Wednesday bans nearly all hemp-derived consumer products by putting a cap on the amount of THC allowed in those products, CNBC reports.
Meadow Mountain Hemp is a small farm in Western Maryland that grows hemp to make CBD oils, gummies, tinctures and other products it says are not intoxicating. Darryl Glotfelty and his wife started the farm in 2019. Glotfelty said people use their products to relieve pain, anxiety and help with sleep.
"There's so many people out there that are using these products daily and legislation like this could essentially wipe these products from the marketplace," he said.
Hemp was legalized as part of the 2018 farm bill for industrial uses like rope, textiles and seed. But a loophole made it possible for companies to make hemp-derived products that contain THC, the psychoactive compound that gives people a high. Companies have used that loophole to sell products like Delta 8 and THC drinks at gas stations and convenience stores. Critics say the gummies and adult drinks are too accessible to children.
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