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A provision in a government funding bill could close a loophole from a 2018 law that legalized hemp-derived THC products.

The proposed legislation threatens a multi-billion dollar industry, including companies that have invested heavily in THC beverages.

Critics and state attorneys general argue the change is needed to stop the marketing of highly intoxicating products to minors.

ATLANTA — If Congress ultimately approves the legislation that the U.S. Senate adopted Monday to end the government shutdown, it could throttle the multibillion-dollar hemp consumables industry.

A provision tucked into the nearly 400-page appropriations bill would close what critics consider a loophole in a 2018 federal law that legalized the sale and use of tetr

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