North Carolina hemp manufacturer warns prohibition will fuel illicit markets, hurt small businesses, and strip Americans of access to safe hemp-derived wellness products. RALEIGH, NC, December 2, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Carolindica, a North Carolina-based hemp industry leader of high-quality hemp-derived wellness products, today expressed deep disappointment in Congress’s last-minute decision to include a full ban on hemp-derived wellness products within the recently passed federal funding bill. The company says the action threatens hundreds of thousands of American jobs, harms small businesses nationwide, and removes safe options that millions of consumers rely on these products for wellness, sleep, stress support, and healthier alternatives to recreation and general wellness.