Dr. Bronner’s CEO Protests Federal Industrial Hemp Policy In D.C.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Advocating for change to the federal government’s hemp policy, CEO David Bronner of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, which uses hemp oil in its cleansing and skin-care products, locked himself in a steel cage in front of the White House June 11 and harvested industrial hemp plants before being arrested.
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