INDIANA The states hemp industry is facing the prospect of a federal ban after language added to a bill to reopen the federal government would effectively make many hemp-derived products illegal.

The owner of Indy E-Cigs, Shadi Khoury, who also sells a variety of hemp products under Dodi Hemp Products, said the change would be devastating for businesses across Indiana. Khoury said he is part of the industry because he believes the products are a viable alternative to some pharmaceutical medicines.

"It's natural, it's safe, you can't die from it, Shadi Khoury, the Owner of Indy E-Cigs and Dodi Hemp Products, said. It can't hurt you. And that has just been a passion of mine, and it sucks to just see it get stripped away like this."

In 2018, Congress passed a farm bill that allowed hemp in

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