China Lets Its Cannabis Industry Bloom but Says No to Marijuana

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Farmers and companies in China are increasing their hemp-related investments, making a push 'at light speed' into the CBD business

QUJING, China—In China, marijuana is seen as a dangerous narcotic, and possession is strictly punished. That hasn’t stopped the country from trying to become a powerhouse in the fast-growing industry for cannabis products.

China has grown hemp, a strain of cannabis, for thousands of years to use in clothing and traditional medicine and is one of the world’s largest hemp producers. The country is using that foothold to churn out cannabidiol, or CBD, a loosely regulated chemical related to marijuana that is finding its way into...

 

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Smart farming

Meanwhile the US is moving at Mitch McConnell speed (turtle speed) and we are losing out just like everything else besides oil.

heh...their 'cbd' oil will end up as fake and tainted as the cooking oil the let peasants use...(look it up)

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