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WASHINGTON – For Nick Kosevich, co-owner of a drinks “emporium” in Minneapolis, it’s the best of times and also the worst of times.
That’s because the fate of the hemp-derived THC intoxicating drinks that have become increasingly popular at the Earl Giles Drink Emporium is unclear.
The emporium is a vast establishment with a restaurant and event space that sells all types of beverages. But its financial health rests in part on what Congress will do after it returns from its summer recess next month.
Before Congress took its summer break, the U.S. Senate approved a stop-gap funding bill that would prevent a shutdown of the federal government after Sept. 30., the end of the federal fiscal year.
That bill would also extend for about a month a looming fed...
