Hemp beverages gain traction despite differing state laws

Hemp beverages gain traction despite differing state laws

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Hemp is a growing industry across the nation and gaining in popularity, but the laws in each state are ever changing, with the 2018 Farm Bill allowing hemp, which has less than 0.3% of THC — the psychoactive element of cannabis — to be produced and sold across the country. Since this bill, companies started making hemp derived drinks. "You walk into a grocery store or a bar, there's La Croixs, White Claws, Trulys," Carol…