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Chile to Open First Marijuana Farm, Produce Cannabis Oil to Treat Cancer

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Noelle Skodzinski
September 10, 2014

On Monday, Chile's first farm dedicated to medical marijuana was approved.

Claudio Orrego, governor of Metropolitan Santiago, made the announcement, according to EFE. The farm will grow marijuana to be used for medicine as well as research. It is expected to grow cannabis oil, which can be used to help those suffering from cancer.

An initiative to open the farm was introduced before the Agricultural Livestock Service (SAG) on May 23.

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