Sioux Hemp

A federal judge <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/SiouxUSDAHemptro-ORDER.pdf"><strong>denied</strong></a> a Native American tribe’s request for a restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday, finding the tribe’s request would force the USDA to approve its plan to grow hemp – effectively deciding the case before it’s been argued.

PINE RIDGE, S.D. – A federal judge denied a Native American tribe’s request for a restraining order against the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Thursday, finding the tribe’s request would force the USDA to approve its plan to grow hemp – effectively deciding the case before it’s been argued.

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