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South Carolina’s governor approves industrial hemp bill

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH)– Governor Henry McMaster signed a new industrial hemp bill Wednesday, making it legal for farmers across the state to grow the plant.

Hemp is used to make everything from fuel to fabric and legislators see more of a profit than an illegal plant.

The bill has been in the works for years, but was highly criticized being that hemp is in the same family as marijuana.
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