Uncertainty hangs over the hemp industry, including businesses in Wilmington that depend on the sale of hemp-based THC products.
THC stands for tetrahydrocannabinol, the compound in a cannabis plant that can make users high when they smoke flower or ingest an edible containing a certain amount.
Federal legislation and a North Carolina proposed law would change the definition of hemp to the point of driving some companies out of business. At the state level, HB 328 has been paused as legislators work on a potential compromise…