The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe last month voted to ban all consumable hemp products, including drinks, from being sold within its boundaries.
South Dakota - the No. 1 producer of hemp fiber in the nation - gets a major addition to its hemp processing industry later this year that will help expand the state’s capacity to grow and create products.
But it comes as federal legislation tied to the reopening of the government seeks to change how the plant can be used, which some industry members said poses an existential threat to its growth.
