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

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 toÂ 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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Founder Barbara Vaughn (center left), mayor Gary McCarthy (center right) and supporters cut the ribbon at Cannabicity in Schenectady’s Mohawk Harbor.

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