At the public hearing that took place on Tuesday, Perry said the idea that banning THC would put hemp companies out of business was "factually inaccurate," but those with skin in the game countered his claims, saying a THC ban would lead to layoffs should it pass.

Wednesday’s news conference was the latest move in an increasingly aggressive push to head off another wave of opposition to the hemp ban.

The governor appeared to walk back his calls last month for lawmakers to regulate the state’s burgeoning THC industry like it does alcohol.

A doctor has urged patients to proceed with caution when using cannabis during cancer immunotherapy and called for more research into the effects.

A new product coming to one suburb's liquor stores has "high interest." Eden Prairie, Minnesota, is rolling out its own hemp-derived THC gummy, and the city wants residents to name it. As WCCO's Caroline Cummings reports,