A U.S. flag made of industrial hemp will fly over the Capitol in Washington on Independence Day.
Democratic Rep. Jared Polis announced Wednesday that his request for the hemp-made flag had been granted.
Polis has long pushed for the plant to be legal for farmers to grow. Industrial hemp looks much like marijuana but does not have its psychoactive properties. Federal law prohibits growing hemp but not importing it.
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