A Maryland couple who grows and sells hemp products says legislation included in the bill to reopen the federal government will put them out of business.

The surprise provision in the funding bill that Congress passed late Wednesday bans nearly all hemp-derived consumer products by putting a cap on the amount of THC allowed in those products, CNBC reports .

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Meadow Mountain Hemp is a small farm in Western Maryland that grows hemp to make CBD oils, gummies, tinctures and other products it says are not intoxicating.

Darryl Glotfelty and his wife started the farm in 2019. Glotfelty said people use their products to relieve pain, anxiety and help with sleep.

"There's so many people out there that are using these products

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