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Chellie Pingree: The existing DEA lab testing requirements plus the 10 year ban on people with drug-related felony convictions receiving…

On the recordJuly 27, 2022
The existing DEA lab testing requirements plus the 10 year ban on people with drug-related felony convictions receiving a hemp license basically treat hemp like a schedule I drug, which is ridiculous in my mind.
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Chellie Pingree
Democratic · Maine

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Pingree criticizes current regulations treating hemp like a controlled substance.

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