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Year-end countdown: The federal ban threatening to upend the THC drink boom

NPR | By Nicole Ki
Published October 3, 2026 at 4:46 AM PDT

Farmers and businesses face a looming federal ban on hemp-derived THC products. It is set to go into effect at the by year-end, threatening to upend a multibillion-dollar market for low-dose drinks.

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