Amna Nawaz
Amna Nawaz
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How the bill that ended the shutdown could threaten the U.S. hemp industry’s future

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November 16, 2025

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The legislation Congress passed this past week to reopen the government included a provision banning intoxicating products made out of hemp plants, a type of cannabis like marijuana, but with a lower level of the psychoactive element THC. Ali Rogin speaks with Manisha Krishnan, senior culture editor at WIRED, about the ban’s potential effect on the U.S. hemp industry.

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