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‘It’s going to hurt’: Local businesses brace for Trump’s looming hemp, THC restrictions

ByPot Shop News

November 25, 2025

[#item_full_content] Local businesses are bracing for the impacts of a last-minute provision restricting THC levels in hemp products in the recently passed federal spending bill signed by President Donald Trump that 'It's going to hurt': Local businesses brace for Trump's looming hemp, THC restrictions Read More

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