Federal hemp restrictions poised to upend NC’s $3.2 billion industry

By: Trevon Spencer

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 1,026

Last Updated: 5 days, 22 hours ago

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Chris Karazin started Carolindica with his brother and a friend in 2019, making homemade CBD products in a kitchen while working other jobs to pay the bills.

“I didn’t even get a paycheck until three years ago,” Karazin said.

Seven years later, the Raleigh-based company has grown into a multi-store hemp business with manufacturing operations and dozens of employees. New customers still walk through Carolindica’s doors every day.

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