A $28B hemp THC industry is fighting to save itself from a looming federal ban
The $28 billion hemp-derived THC industry faces a potential federal ban that could eliminate the market for intoxicating hemp products by the end of the year.
In a commercial kitchen outside Raleigh, North Carolina, Nicholas Hohns spreads a blue-green goo into a gridded mold, making one of his company’s signature products: potent THC gummies, featuring the primary intoxicating compound found in marijuana. It’s a business he might soon have to give up. America’s multibillion-dollar market for impairing hemp products — from […]
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