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forgotmylogin

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4. Well...I've always read that marijuana is *literally* a weed.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 12:52 AM

Dec 2018

It grows anywhere, including scrubland that wouldn't support other crops. So hopefully the cannabis industry is an expansion instead of a switch for agriculture on the whole. Giving farmers a new product to profit from is usually a good thing.

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Marlboro maker in takeover talks with cannabis firm Cronos [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2018 OP

Vegetable growers in canada are switching to marijuana as it is more profitable applegrove Dec 2018 #1

Aren't there food products that are made from hemp? forgotmylogin Dec 2018 #2

I believe you if you say hemp is a healthy plant. I just don't want to pay more applegrove Dec 2018 #3

Well...I've always read that marijuana is *literally* a weed. forgotmylogin Dec 2018 #4

These are indoor growing operations. They are replacing tomatoes with hemp. applegrove Dec 2018 #5

I am in a cannabis mutual fund that has a position in Cronos. Lisa0825 Dec 2018 #6