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American hemp has a tumultuous history. Now it’s coming out of marijuana’s shadow.

It’s Hemp History Week: Activists, politicians and scientists are helping to rehabilitate hemp–s reputation, while touting its potential economic and environmental benefits

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It took the Trump Administration just a month to turn Obama-era drug policy on its head

In the month of May alone, the Trump administration steadily ratcheted up its tough-on-crime rhetoric and put in place some policies that give that rhetoric some real-world bite.

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DEA seeks dismissal of hemp industry lawsuit fighting drug code for “marihuana extracts”

The Drug Enforcement Administration stands firm on its drug code for “marihuana extracts” in a brief filed Friday to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and seeks to have a federal lawsuit by the hemp industry dismissed.

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DEA: Gang that sold millions worth of Colorado-grown pot outside state not unusual

Law breakers are hiding in plain sight in Colorado, as they grow and ship high-quality pot to states where weed remains illegal. In 2015, the Colorado State Patrol made 394 seizures of Colorado pot that was destined for 36 different states.

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Riverside, California has spent ten years shutting down all of its dispensaries

Riverside, California has been working to eradicate medical marijuana dispensaries since banning them in 2007, and they have apparently now succeeded.

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Op-ed from Colo. Springs: “Goodbye and good riddance to the annual 4/20 pot party in downtown Denver”

City and county officials have shut Denver’s 4/20 organizers down, “showing authorities throughout the country they need not tolerate mass displays of mayhem wrapped in the First Amendment.”

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“He lied to me”: Trump’s budget lets down families hit by drug addiction crisis

Trump’s budget proposal cuts insurance coverage for addiction treatment and funding for research and prevention, moves some are taking as a betrayal of campaign promises.

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These 6 groups help vets get access to medical marijuana

There—s increasing demand among U.S. military veterans for safe access to legal marijuana for the treatment of their physical and mental ailments.

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Largest, most rigorous test to date confirms CBD oil helps some kids with epilepsy

A new, rigorous medical study found that cannabidiol or CBD oil, a form of medical marijuana, cut seizures in kids with a severe form of epilepsy.

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Bipartisan legislation seeks to undermine Jeff Sessions’ sentencing memo

A bipartisan group of senators are introducing legislation to give federal judges more discretion to impose lower sentences, pushing back on Jeff Sessions’ order.

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