DC emergency legislation forces hemp shops to follow marijuana regulations

Stores that sell hemp in the District stores are upset at getting swept in with marijuana gifting shops in D.C.'s emergency legislation. The law requires I-71 stores to get a medical cannabis retailer license but hemp was legalized by Congress in 2018. FOX 5's Chief Legal Correspondent Katie Barlow breaks down the issue.

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