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Bruce Finley ~ Denver Post ~   Metro Denver’s surging legal marijuana industry means surging energy usage in the region.

The Associated Press ~   DENVER (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul is holding a groundbreaking fundraiser in Denver Tuesday afternoon.

Tim Nelson ~ MPR News ~   When medical cannabis goes on sale for the first time in Minnesota next week, the stores that sell it will have decidedly clinical atmospheres.

TVNZ.co.nz ~ The family of a New Zealand teenager, who has been in a coma for weeks, believes cannabis oil could save their son – but they need a law change.

Karsten Strauss ~ Forbes ~   A growing number of conventional companies are making the decision to branch out, and grab a piece of the cannabis market.

Andrew M. Seaman ~ Reuters ~    Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of past research.

Tom Huddleston, Jr. ~ Fortune ~ A new survey says cannabis prices in Colorado are dropping, even as the customer base for legal marijuana increases.

Melia Robinson ~ Business Insider ~   Edibles could emerge as a multimillion-dollar food industry in the northwestern U.S. in the next few years

Olga Khazan~ The Atlantic ~   As pot laws liberalize, cannabis capitalists eye opportunities for business—and to upend stereotypes. But can white-collar workers handle it, man?

Ryan Burns ~ Lost Coast Outpost –   Medical marijuana dispensary workers in Humboldt County, Calif., scramble to stay knowledgeable and up-to-date about their rapidly-changing industry

Jonah  Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~   Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed a bill decriminalizing marijuana Thursday night, making Delaware the twentieth state to end jail time for possession of small amounts of the drug.

Jackie Borchardt ~ Cleveland.com  ~   JOHNSTOWN, Ohio -- Andy Joseph didn't seek the marijuana industry -- it found him.

Maggie Lee ~ The Telegraph ~ ATLANTA -- A few hours before Georgia’s medical cannabis registry opened Tuesday morning, the legislator who created it cursed the federal prohibition that makes it necessary.

Lori Geary ~ WSB-TV2 ~   “Tomorrow is going to be a good day,” in an exclusive interview about the launch of Georgia’s medical marijuana cards. 

Trevor Hughes ~ USA Today ~   DENVER – Marijuana entrepreneurs rushing into the booming market are running headlong into a patchwork of state-by-state regulations that make it hard to transfer their expertise, brands and staff— and even their profits.

John Lundy ~ TwinCities.com ~   Esko, Minn., teacher Jess Blake is confident medical marijuana will lessen the nausea that comes with treatment for the brain tumor she was diagnosed with in September.

Steve Raabe ~ The Denver Post ~   The hype over hemp that erupted last year during Colorado's first sensational flirtations with the marijuana look-alike is now starting to live up to expectations. 

Casey Hrynkow ~ Huffington Post ~   This week saw the start of a public hearing in Vancouver on the proposal to regulate marijuana dispensaries.