President Donald Trump has signed into law new federal hemp regulations that will ban the sale of most THC products in Wisconsin.

The restrictions on hemp-derived THC, the psychoactive compound found in cannabis, threaten to wipe out an industry worth approximately $30 billion, critics say.

The issue roiled Texas politics earlier this year when Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a ban on THC products spearheaded by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

WASHINGTON – Part of the legislation that ends the government shutdown also could end a nascent industry in Louisiana of making drinks, edibles and other consumer products containing low levels of THC, the intoxicating element in marijuana.

Beau Whitney, a consultant to the hemp and cannabis industries, said, at a minimum, the new federal ban on THC-containing hemp products will displace more than 40,000 Texas workers and shutter more than 6,

The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks.

Alcohol producers had pushed lawmakers to close a legal loophole that allowed companies to sell the intoxicating products.

THC-infused drinks have been legalized since 2018, but some legislators are trying to close the "legal loophole" in Congress' new budget bill.