Several years ago Chicago Mayor Richard Daley made headlines as he pushed to ease the penalties for use of small amounts of marijuana. He advocated fining offenders $250 to $1,000 rather than imposing jail terms. Although it remains a federal crime to use the drug, several states
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have decriminalized possession in small amounts and more and more states are passing laws legalizing its use for medical purposes. Join us for this edition of Justice Talking as we discuss marijuana laws in the United States, including the conflict over whether America's farmers should have the right to grow hemp. KEYWORDS: marijuana, hemp, pot, weed, medicinal marijuana, medical marijuana, industrial hemp, hemp clothing, hemp fabrics, hemp textiles, hemp products,THC, tetrahydranocannabinol,tetrahydrocannabinol
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