Former House Speaker John Boehner voted to prohibit medical marijuana as a U.S. congressman from Ohio in 1999, but he came out in support of some uses of cannabis on Wednesday. Lauren Victoria Burke/AP hide caption
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Marijuana plants are grown for medicinal purposes in a clandestine greenhouse in Mexico City in 2015. Mexico legalized medical marijuana in 2017, but recreational pot remains largely illegal. Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Proponents of the emerging pot-for-pleasure industry want to grab a share of the nearly $2 billion tourism business in Sonoma County with events like dinners that incorporate marijuana. Courtesy of Sonoma Cannabis Company/Kristen Jeanne hide caption
Pairing Wine And Weed: Is It A California Dream Or Nightmare?
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The highly rated variety of medical marijuana known as "Blue Dream" was displayed among other strains at a cannabis farmers market in Los Angeles in 2014. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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A marijuana plant is displayed during the 2016 Cannabis Business Summit & Expo on Jun. 22 in Oakland, Calif. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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Ancient, whole female cannabis plants discovered in a tomb in northwestern China. Courtesy of Economic Botany hide caption
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The first-place Sativa variety cannabis plant at the Oregon State Fair in Salem. Deena Prichep for NPR hide caption
Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair
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A strain of high-cannabidiol marijuana is used to create extracts used in experimental epilepsy treatments. GW Pharmaceuticals hide caption
Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds
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Sen. Rand Paul waves to supporters in Denver after he spoke to a closed meeting of cannabis business leaders earlier in the day. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption