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Tennessee farmers pivot to other crops as looming federal ban on hemp approaches

WPLN | By Marianna Bacallao
Published July 22, 2026 at 4:46 AM EDT

In some states, farmers must adjust to changes in the Farm Bill that closed a loophole they used to grow hemp for use in THC products.

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Marianna Bacallao
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