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DOJ warns state hemp farmers can't make CBD oil

DOJ warns state hemp farmers can't make CBD oil
Posted at 9:29 AM, May 05, 2018
and last updated 2018-05-05 10:29:55-04

A Department of Justice warning that Wisconsin hemp farmers can't legally extract and sell CBD oil from their plants has angered a trade group and left some farmers unsure they will proceed.

The warning came just as an application period for licenses was closing, with widespread interest in a state pilot program approved late last year.