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Marijuana Becomes Savior, Stigma for Revived Hemp Crop

2014-11-10 11:08:14| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Jim Barton is finally harvesting a crop of hemp, the cannabis variety used in colonial times to make rope, sailcloth and other goods. But the 80-year-old Kentucky farmer isn't celebrating the successful drive to loosen marijuana laws that also moved Congress to allow pilot plots of his non-intoxicating version of the plant.

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B.C. First Nation considers growing medical marijuana on its reserve

2014-11-10 00:08:56| Biotech - Topix.net

The Penticton Indian Band has signed a letter of intent with a cannabis producer and says it is moving ahead with full community support. When Elaine Alec started door knocking in her First Nation community to ask families and respected elders if they would approve of an on-reserve medical marijuana grow-op, she braced herself for the worst.

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In bourbon country, is marijuana a threat or should we embrace it?

2014-10-06 22:42:22| Beverages - Topix.net

Ah, the bourbon boom . It's been a feel-good economic story for the last few years.

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Marijuana Users Less Likely to Engage In Domestic Violence

2014-08-27 01:11:32| Footwear - Topix.net

A team of researchers tracked domestic violence among 1990s newlyweds. One notable finding? In their first year of state-sanctioned coupledom, 37 percent of husbands admitted to some sort of physical aggression against their wives.

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