Massive $400B farm bill also legalizes growing hemp for industrial purposes

BY JULIET LINDERMAN
The Associated Press
Posted 12/16/18

WASHINGTON - Congress voted final approval Wednesday to a massive farm bill that will provide more than $400 billion for agriculture subsidies, conservation programs and food aid that includes the legalizing cultivating industrial hemp.

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