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Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

The first-place Sativa variety cannabis plant at the Oregon State Fair in Salem. Deena Prichep for NPR hide caption

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Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

This year, Oregon's Legislature designated marijuana, which is legal there for recreational use, as a farm crop. It debuted among funnel cakes, livestock and zucchini this summer at the state fair.

Cannabis Growers Seek Blue Ribbons For Their Buds At Oregon's State Fair

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Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

A strain of high-cannabidiol marijuana is used to create extracts used in experimental epilepsy treatments. GW Pharmaceuticals hide caption

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Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

The first studies of cannabidiol show promise for treatment-resistant epilepsy, but researchers caution that these are preliminary results and bigger, better studies are needed.

Marijuana Extract May Help Some Children With Epilepsy, Study Finds

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