Buried deep in the government shutdown deal is a provision that would make many hemp-derived products illegal, threatening a fast-growing industry in Georgia.

The plan to reopen the federal government hinges on a bill provision that critics say would crater the hemp industry, a key crop in Kentucky.

Since the federal government shutdown began, Republicans have called on Democrats to abandon their goal of extending Affordable Care Act subsidies and pass a "clean" spending bill.

Legal experts say implementation is ultimately up to each state, including in New York, which legalized recreational marijuana in 2021.

Federal lawmakers closed the loophole that has allowed for an array of intoxicating cannabinoids that have generated a billion-dollar Illinois market — and is now largely illegal.

Colorado has already banned THC-infused hemp products, but they are still infiltrating state, posing possible medical risks

The hemp industry hasn’t been invited to testify. Authorizing committees haven’t debated the issue. Instead, a complex redefinition with nationwide consequences is being slipped into a must-pass spending bill.

WASHINGTON – Part of the legislation that ends the government shutdown also could end a nascent industry in Louisiana of making drinks, edibles and other consumer products containing low levels of THC, the intoxicating element in marijuana.