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A recently-signed law that threatens to tank Minnesota's burgeoning hemp industry is back in the spotlight.
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Minnesota lawmakers and hemp industry scrambling after new federal law threatens the entire industry

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The Minnesota hemp industry is regrouping after the government funding package contained a provision they say would outlaw nearly all hemp products.
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Hemp industry needs to regroup after government funding package outlaws nearly all hemp-derived THC products

Glenn McElfresh is cofounder of Plift, a THC derived soda, and says Congress should reconsider the move
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The THC industry could be on the brink of collapsing due to the U.S. Senate's proposal to keep the federal government open.
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Is the THC industry on the brink of collapsing? Senate proposal to open the government could ban some products

Senate bill includes language to ban hemp-derived THC products containing more than 0.4 milligrams of THC
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A letter from Attorney General Keith Ellison and 38 other attorneys general seeks to stop "unregulated, cross-state internet sales of cannabis."
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Letter from 39 attorneys general seeks to stop "unregulated, cross-state internet sales of cannabis"

Attorneys general say the intent is not to ban legal, in-state products, but industry leaders fear losing business
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A federal food lab on the University of Minnesota campus is getting a half-million dollar grant to research how best to tap into the state's burgeoning hemp industry.
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Federal food lab at University of Minnesota get half-million dollar grant to research tapping into state's hemp industry

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Gov. Gavin Newsom to ban THC-containing hemp products and here’s why
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Gov. Gavin Newsom to ban THC-containing hemp products and here’s why

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Lawmakers are trying to prevent kids from buying pot-like products at corner stores

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Minnesota’s new marijuana law could ‘destroy the hemp market as we know it’

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FDA considers regulating CBD in food

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Study suggests that compounds in cannabis can prevent COVID-19 infections

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Researchers find cannabis compounds can help fight against COVID-19 infection in humans

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Minnesota hemp industry going strong, but 2020 a critical year for the future

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