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Julie Kliegman ~ TheWeek.com ~   Even as legalization continues to spread, and opportunities in the cannabis industry seem widely available, it can actually be tough for small business owners to cash in on the boom.

Kristen Fischer ~ Healthline.com ~   Though some states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, it’s clear the issue is still far from settled.

Bob Shaw, St. Paul Pioneer Press ~ GrandForksHerald.com ~ ST. PAUL -- Having cancer is a good enough reason to legally take marijuana in Minnesota. Same with epilepsy or AIDS.  ~

Nick Gillespie, Meredith Bragg & Todd Krainin ~ Reason.com ~ Arizona senator does not believe legalizing marijuana is a good idea.

Debra Borchardt ~ Forbes ~   Legalization of marijuana is expected to be a big issue during the 2016 elections.

 Meg Carter ~ Independent.co.uk ~ The change in US cannabis laws has led to a growing market in food and drink laced with the drug, as Meg Carter reports.

Craig Hlavaty ~ Chron.com ~   Texas country music legend and pot prophet Willie Nelson has found an investor for his Willie's Reserve private marijuana label.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   The Senator from New York says the federal government needs to reform laws affecting marijuana’s medical use, allowing states to determine their own medical marijuana programs.

Kirsten Swanson ~ KOAT.com ~ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Albuquerque’s city council has voted 5-4 in favor of decriminalizing the possession of 1 ounce or less of pot.

Scott Keyes ~ The Guardian ~ Legal marijuana tax revenues have been breaking records in Colorado this summer, nearly doubling monthly numbers from last year and on pace to exceed projections of legal sales that bring revenue back to the state.

Tom Huddleston, Jr. ~ Fortune.com ~ Jeb Bush certainly wasn’t the first presidential candidate to admit having smoked weed. Here are 15, including a few who ultimately became president.

Kenneth R. Gosselin ~ Hartford Courant ~ The state wants to add as many as three medical marijuana dispensaries — especially in New Haven and Fairfield counties — and now there are 19 proposals for rolling out the expansion.

 Jamie McGee ~ The Tennessean ~   Marijuana is illegal in Tennessee, but when and if the law changes, the business opportunities will be vast — along with the risks.

Julie Turkewitz ~ New York Times ~   DENVER — Some called it Christmas for stoners. Others warned of marijuana anarchy.

Daniel Malloy ~ ajc.com ~   SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — One of the signature moments in the latter portion of Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate came on the topic of marijuana.

Jonah Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~ No state has ever generated more tax revenue from marijuana than alcohol—until now.

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~   DENVER (AP) -- Marijuana consumers were taking advantage of a tax holiday in Colorado on Wednesday, with some lining up early for doorbuster-style deals.

Jackie Borchardt ~ Cleveland.com ~ COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's Issue 3 received its first endorsement from a national marijuana advocacy group, but the group says the proposed constitutional amendment is not the best way to legalize marijuana.