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Steve Mollman ~ Quartz.com ~   Economic turmoil in China, the world’s second-largest economy and top consumer of industrial metals, has hit commodity prices hard. For the smaller players in the mining industry, that’s made business difficult, and the future uncertain.

Charlotte Albright ~ Vermont Public Radio ~ A group of Vermont business leaders called the Vermont Cannabis Collaborative has been inviting public comment on the best way to create a safe, sustainable marijuana industry.

Laura Brodbeck ~ Benzinga ~   A new study suggests that marijuana users have a lower body mass index than non-users.

Clarissa Cooper and Michael Bodley ~ Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative via NBCNews.com ~   DENVER — Every month, Jamie Perino hires a security detail to come to her three recreational marijuana dispensaries. They stop by, collect thousands of dollars in cash and head out to deliver the money to the state, county and city.

Jayson Chesler and Alexa Ard, News21 ~ via USAToday.com ~   Research on marijuana’s potential for medicinal use has been hampered for years by federal restrictions, even though nearly half of the states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form.

Michael Bodley ~ NBCNews.com ~   PHOENIX - The developing national marijuana industry is still sifting through labor disputes long since settled in other lines of work.

Ryan Poppe ~ Texas Public Radio ~   Last month, the Texas Department of Public Safety released proposed rules for growing, manufacturing and dispensing cannabis oil.

Jill Drury ~ WDTN.com ~ COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) – An amendment asking for the legalization of marijuana in Ohio will be on the ballot in November.

David Downs ~ SFGate.com ~   Californians will legalize, tax and regulate cannabis for adult use in the 2016 general election, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom told Real Time with Bill Maher Friday.

Sam Stebbins, Thomas C. Frohlich and Michael B. Sauter ~ 24/7 Wall St. ~   24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 11 states where by law residents in possession of small amounts of the drug are not punishable by jail time, and medical marijuana use is permitted.

Chris Joseph ~ Broward Palm Beach New Times ~   Marco Rubio says that, if elected president, he will crack down on states that have legalized marijuana. He plans to enforce federal law, which prohibits pot.

Anita Hofschneider ~ Honolulu Civil Beat ~ Competition will be fierce for Hawaii’s eight licenses to grow and sell medical cannabis. Many other types of businesses are looking for a piece of the action as well.

WTOP Staff ~ WTOP ~   WASHINGTON — Pot-related businesses in the District are starting to meet expectations, growing steadily since last February when marijuana became legal for private and personal use.

Michael Pollick ~ HeraldTribune.com ~   Florida marijuana activists have launched a voter initiative called “Regulate Florida,” which would amend the Florida constitution to legalize and regulate adult use of marijuana in the Sunshine State.

John Austin ~ CNHI State Reporter via Cleburne Times-Review ~   AUSTIN — Texans with epilepsy may not be buying legal cannabis oil here until 2017, but home-grown entrepreneurs are already lining up for a cut of the mainstream marijuana business.

Northern Wyoming Daily News ~   Worland City Council members unanimously endorsed a resolution condemning the use of marijuana.

Molly Mulshine ~ Tech Insider ~   A marijuana dispenser in Colorado is modeling his career after an unlikely business hero: TV dinner tycoon Clarence Birdseye, who practically invented the frozen food industry thanks to his dual interests in food preservation and inventing new technology.

Ariana Eunjung Cha ~ Washington Post ~   With the widespread availability of marijuana in recent years thanks to its legalization in a growing number of states, there has been increasing concern about the long-term health consequences on teens who might be able to get easier access to it illegally.