National Geographic writes that the times are changing for the cannabis cousins. States in the US are legalizing marijuana, and the US is easing its ban on growing traditional hemp as well as industrial hemp.
“The United States is rolling out a come-back mat for an ancient leaf that was widely used from Colonial times through World War II but fell into anti-drug disfavor. Its 2014 farm bill permits limited growing of hemp, the non-psychoactive cousin of the same cannabis plant that produces marijuana.”
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