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Hemp businesses only have

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one year before THC

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is essentially banned under

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federal law.

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The bill that ended

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the government shutdown

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also closed a loophole

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that let

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THC gummies and drinks

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be sold even in states

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where marijuana is illegal.

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Like here in Wisconsin

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a state that doesn't

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even allow medical marijuana

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but still rakes in

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$700 million from hemp.

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I'm Elijah Pines

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a reporter with PBS Wisconsin

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and I met with business owners

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to see what they're planning

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before the ban hits next year.

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Devastated.

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Right?

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I mean

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it was just

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had the wind

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knocked out of us

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for a minute.

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But our first thought was

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well

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we live, eat and breathe hemp.

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This is our life.

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At this point

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I'm going to go back

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to what I

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was considering myself

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semi-retired.

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I'll have to take myself

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out of retirement

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For more, go to

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pbswisconsin.org/news