Yep, the feds grow and sell marijuana. Here’s how.

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Is the government really growing weed?

In the 2008 stoner staple Pineapple Express, a secret military facility experiments with growing marijuana in the 1930s. A euphoric soldier, high off what the lab calls “Item 9,” says he feels like a “slice of butter” and then exclaims, “This is the bee’s knees!”

But when the soldier rants about how much he hates the army, a high-ranking official shuts down the whole experiment and deems cannabis “ILLEGAL!” 

Did the federal government ever actually experiment with growing marijuana? As Mashable’s new YouTube series Weedwise explains, the answer is yes.  Read more…

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