By Jessica DiNapoli

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The agreement to end the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown includes a provision to stop the spread of intoxicating cannabis-infused beverages sold in some U.S. states, which pose a threat to alcohol sales.

The provision, introduced by Senator Mitch McConnell, and signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, aims to close a loophole that has allowed some intoxicants to be sold as “hemp,” a legal product under federal law. The new rule excludes products with more than 0.4 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the mood-altering substance in hemp and marijuana that is derived from the cannabis plant.

The change, effective in a year, delivers a death blow to the “low-dose” THC-infused beverages industry, which has rapidly expan

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