Carnegie Mellon University, "Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know.”
professor at Carnegie Mellon University; co-author of “Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know.”
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The future of hemp in California California legalized recreational marijuana by passing Proposition 64. The proposition also allows for the industrial production of hemp. Hemp boosters say cultivation could pull in more money than weed, and California could dominate the US market for hemp. Others are skeptical.
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Previewing James Comey's blockbuster testimony Former FBI director James Comey testifies Thursday in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee, but his opening statement has been released. In it, he says he felt pressured by Donald Trump to declare loyalty to him and publicly clear him of any wrongdoing in the Russia investigation.