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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    A Marijuana Contest at the Oregon State Fair That Won't Get You High

    The stakes are high this summer at the Oregon State Fair, particularly in the brand new category of best marijuana plant. Across the aisle from the guy hawking Sham-wows, the state’s finest examples of farm-grown weed will be on display. But the judging won’t involve actually consuming the product.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 29, 2016 • 1 min read

    The stakes are high this summer at the Oregon State Fair, particularly in the brand new category of best marijuana plant. Across the aisle from the guy hawking Sham-wows, the state’s finest examples of farm-grown weed will be on display. But the judging won’t involve actually consuming the product.

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      Madeleine Brand

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    1. 0:30How Politically Divided is America?
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    3. 30:21New Releases: Bourne, Bad Moms and New Documentaries
    4. 45:45A Marijuana Contest at the Oregon State Fair That Won't Get You HighYou’re reading this
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