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Vervale hemp business wins VCAT approval

The permit for the manufacture of hemp bricks in Vervale is now cleared of dispute after VCAT ruled against neighbouring concerns for the growth and use of the cannabis variant. The proposal by Andrew Little has been through council and the courts for a number…

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