https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sen-mitch-mcconnell-closed-a-loophole-in-a-hemp-law-now-28-billion-thc-industry-fights-to-surviveContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sen-mitch-mcconnell-closed-a-loophole-in-a-hemp-law-now-28-billion-thc-industry-fights-to-survivehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/sen-mitch-mcconnell-closed-a-loophole-in-a-hemp-law-now-28-billion-thc-industry-fights-to-survive#u108417Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:35:25 +0000The $28 billion hemp THC industry faces a looming federal ban before the end of the year after Congress voted to close a loophole in a hemp law. Operators in states like Oregon warn that federal changes will put hemp businesses out of business. To survive the existential threat, the industry hopes to restrict impairing products to individuals 21 and older, limit package THC limits, and ban imported cannabis compounds. Retailers and suppliers are pushing back against the potential elimination of the marketplace.Why it mattersSenator Mitch McConnell originally championed the industrial hemp law