The U.S. Senate passed a continuing resolution Monday evening to end the federal government shutdown, but not before a clash of Kentucky’s two Republican senators over a provision that critics say will “eradicate” the hemp industry.

The continuing resolution included a late provision from Sen. Mitch McConnell that drew the ire of Sen. Rand Paul, his Kentucky GOP colleague, as well as hemp farmers and businesses back home.

Paul and the Kentucky Hemp Association say McConnell’s language banning the sale of hemp-derived products that include more than .4 milligrams of THC per container will destroy the entire hemp and CBD industry — in a blow to farmers, businesses and consumers.

As he had attempted to do with another spending bill earlier this year, McConnell added the language to the con

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