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What would a veteran tell a lawmaker about the impending hemp beverage ban?
Jimmy Plunkett didn't hesitate. His biggest fear is what happens when we overtax, overregulate or outright prohibit a product people already buy. Demand doesn't disappear, it moves to the black market, and the money goes to organizations that don't check IDs, don't test products and don't pay taxes. Jimmy says his military background is why he thinks so hard about who gains when that money changes hands.
He also brought the numbers for North Carolina when the state's hemp industry supports 16,000 jobs…
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