Des Moines Register

The government has reopened, but the ramifications of the shutdown are far from over for some Iowa businesses.

The appropriations bill that concluded the longest-ever government shutdown included new limitations on hemp products , a fast-growing Iowa sector that is now facing its second existential battle after a conflict with state regulators last year.

The new federal regulations would remove a legal loophole from the 2018 Farm Act that opened the way to the manufacture of drinks and edibles infused with hemp-derived THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.

Here's what to know about the new national hemp restrictions and what they mean for Iowa.

What are the new hemp restrictions?

The new hemp restrictions would lower the total concentration of tetrahy

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