BREAKING FROM NEWSWEEK: HOUSE PASSES MEASURE TO APPROVE CBD FOR MILITARY USE

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A new amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act could allow members of the Armed Forces to use CBD and other derivatives from Cannabis sativa hemp.  On Monday, the House of Representatives voted 336 to 71 to approve a package of multiple amendments to the House version of the NDAA, including a measure sponsored by Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, which would allow military members to consume hemp products.  "The Secretary of Defense may not prohibit, on the basis of a product containing hemp or any ingredient derived from hemp, the possession, use, or consumption of such product by a member of the Armed Forces," the amendment reads. Read more