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Meet the NYC teen calling out celebrity anti-Semitism

Earlier this month, former NBA player Stephen Jackson faced off in an unexpected head-to-head far from the basketball court. The venue: Instagram Live. The opponent? A 19-year-old college kid from Manhattan. On July 7, Mark Shepard, a rising Vassar College sophomore who’s one of Jackson’s 894,000 Instagram followers, tuned into an Instagram Live discussion hosted… Read More: Meet the NYC teen calling out celebrity anti-Semitism »

FDA casts shadow on hemp win, calling CBD products illegal

The hemp industry still has work ahead to win legal status for hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD oil, as an ingredient in food or dietary supplements despite the big farm bill President Donald Trump signed this week designating hemp as an agricultural crop. CBD oils have become increasingly popular in lotions, tinctures and foods, but their… Read More: FDA casts shadow on hemp win, calling CBD products illegal »