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Ziggy Marley: Hemp Can Save the World

Ziggy Marley tells Big Think that smoking marijuana is “a very spiritual, sacramental, private thing.” But hemp, he says, can save the planet. 
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Ziggy Marley tells Big Think that smoking marijuana is “a very spiritual, sacramental, private thing.” And yet, hemp, he says, is a greater issue for society to contend with. The industrial production of hemp, which is illegal in the U.S., Marley says can save the planet. 

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