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Intoxicating Hemp: How Kids are Getting High and Hospitalized in 2025 | Chris Casacchia - EP7
Think hemp products are harmless just because they’re legal? Think again.
In this episode of the How It Really Works series of the Independent Voter Podcast, guest host Tony Manolatos sits down with journalist Chris Casacchia to expose the hidden dangers of synthetic hemp flooding stores across America.
Casacchia, an award-winning reporter covering the industry, explains how candy-like packaging, legal loopholes, and zero regulation are creating a public health crisis that’s sending kids to the ER. From the 2018 Farm Bill’s unintended consequences to the economic fallout for…
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