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Senate bills could commercialize industrial hemp—with federal approval

By Evan Jones | March 26, 2020

Michigan’s hemp farmers are looking to industrialize the cannabis plant in new ways and beyond its use in marijuana dispensaries.

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Environmental news of the Great Lakes region from the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism at Michigan State University.

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