Shepard Snyder

At that point, your consumers don't care because that's not what they want.

So why would they buy something they don't want?

We don't have consumers.

We have no market.

The provision limits the amount of THC in sellable hemp to just 0.4 milligrams per container.

Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell added the provision, saying it's meant to close a legal loophole and keep mind-altering substances out of the hands of children.

But Abram Phillips, who runs a hemp farm out of northern Kentucky, says imposing such a limit would kneecap their profits.

The provision passed despite opposition from fellow Kentucky Senator Rand Paul.

The ban would go into effect a year from now.

For NPR News, I'm Shepard Snyder in Lexington, Kentucky.