Tobacco Giant Altria Is Lobbying on Hemp

Cannabis Wire
By Nikitha SattirajuOct 29, 2019, 6:55 am672 ptsTop
Tobacco company Altria is lobbying at the federal level in the US on “matters pertaining to hemp,” according to lobbying disclosures for the second and third quarters of 2019. Though Altria’s involvement in the cannabis industry is widely known—the company acquired a 45 percent stake worth $1.8 billion in the…

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