Minnesota ( WCCO ) -- Sales of hemp-based drinks and edibles are booming in Minnesota, and it's not just in shops that feature hemp and marijuana products. Liquor stores have added hemp beverages to their shelves.

For small businesses, the growth and the profits have been strong. But a new federal law threatens the entire industry that Democratic U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says provides 2,700 Minnesota jobs and has generated $16 million in taxes for the state through nine months in 2025.

Minneapolis-based Stigma Hemp sells its products at more than 3,000 locations across the country. Josh Maslowski, its founder, was a guest on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.

"As it stands today, it would effectively ban over 95% of the hemp products that are currently being made and sold around the cou

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