RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers have little more than 48 hours to get a bill sent to and signed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to keep hemp farmers in business. If they don’t, the burgeoning industry would become illegal starting Friday.

The high-stakes political standoff mounted on Tuesday after a House committee declined to add hemp legalization into a farm bill or consider a request to do so on the chamber floor.

“Let’s get this passed,” said state Rep. John Ager, a Buncombe County Democrat during a floor speech on Tuesday. “Our farmers are desperately worried about the future of their crop.” #WakeUpCLT #ncpol #cbd

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