After staving off attempts at a statewide THC ban, the Texas hemp industry could still go up in smoke with Congress voting to reopen the federal government.

Within the legislation to end the longest-ever government shutdown is language that would ban hemp-derived THC products that have anything more than 0.4 milligrams of THC or other cannabinoids that could produce a high per container.

The head of the Texas Hemp Business Council questioned whether even some non-psychoactive CBD products might fail to meet the lower THC threshold.

“Most, if not the entire (Texas hemp) industry will be wiped out,” Mark Bordas told KSAT on Wednesday.

The Senate passed the legislation Monday night, and the House passed it Wednesday evening, sending the measure to President Donald Trump.

“This was a dark

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