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The Weekend - Hilda Chavez

New Mexico is the first to open its medical marijuana program to qualified patients from other states and El Pasoans are among the first Texans seeking access.  Angela Kocherga interviews medical Cannabis expert Hilda Chavez of Las Cruces about New Mexico's program, what conditions qualify, the long tradition of using marijuana medicinally and modern research on Cannibas. Also Chavez discusses the lack of regulation surrounding the CBD craze.

Originally aired November 9, 2019

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