The hemp industry is a $28 billion market, and Oregon is the largest floral hemp producer by acreage, prompting fears it will be greatly affected by next year’s ban.
MEDFORD, Ore. — When the U.S. Senate voted on deal to reopen the government this week, tucked into the bill was a provision that would ban most THC and hemp products.
The last-minute provision closed a loophole that allowed manufacturers to convert hemp into high-potency THC products through chemical processing. That loophole was opened when Congress passed the Farm Bill in 2018, which legalized hemp-derived products.
The new provision will cap hemp products at just 0.4
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