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Lucid Green raises $10M to power the first intelligent cannabis UPC platform
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Technology
A major Canadian health insurance company will soon cover medical cannabis. 
B-Real debuts flower line at select dispensaries
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Cannabis News
The lawsuit claims the government’s decision to classify marijuana as dangerous is irrational, unconstitutional and motivated by politics, not hard science.
Colorado’s New Hemp Rules Suggest Wave Of Comprehensive State Regulations
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Business & Finance
Congressman Matt Gaetz held two roundtables discussions on Monday with veterans and faith-based community leaders on medical marijuana research.
Do you need a degree to work with Marijuana?
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Business & Finance
Lilach Mazor Power, CEO and cofounder of The Giving Tree, sees hiring university graduates, especially those with scientific degrees, as the logical next step in the rapidly professionalizing world of weed.
Ex-Speaker John Boehner Joins Marijuana Firm’s Advisory Board - Cannabis News
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National Issues
From goat yoga to laughing yoga, there seems to be a type of yoga for everyone's tastes. Now, some yogis are adding pot to their practice.
5 Female-Run Weed Companies That Are Getting the Industry Lifted - Cannabis News
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Cannabis News
Marijuana legalization has taken the country by storm and opened up a new world for entrepreneurs. With sales projecting in the billions in the next few years, there are endless opportunities to both get rich and help improve the lives of millions of people.
Oregon processor alleges insufficient hemp quality
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Technology
The Great Lakes State has the second-largest medical marijuana patient base in the country, trailing only gigantic California.
Cannabis Credit Union Gets Go-Ahead from Federal Reserve - Cannabis News
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Politics
After years of frustrations and legal struggles, there appears to be light on the horizon for Colorado’s embattled Fourth Corner Credit Union, the first financial institution created specifically to serve the legal cannabis industry.
Special Report: Hemp in Nebraska - Cannabis News
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"Would you rather make a dollar an acre or $50,000 an acre? Any place that corn will grow, hemp will prosper.”
5 Women CEOs Discuss Diversity and Representation in Cannabis
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The Virginia Senate voted unanimously Monday to pass the Joint Commission on Health Care bill SB 726, which will let Virginia doctors recommend the use of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil for the treatment of any diagnosed condition or disease.
Give Rastafarians a piece of the cannabis industry pie
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Politics
The state has approved three dispensaries to provide cannabis oil to seizure patients. But with only 17 doctors able to prescribe it, the oils still can be tough to secure.
Researchers Earn USDA Grant to Study Hemp in Cattle Feed
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Technology
There's nearly $750,000 in funding available to graduating Pueblo seniors attending a local college or university through Pueblo County's cannabis-tax funded scholarship.
In the US, there are now more legal cannabis workers than dental hygienists - Cannabis News
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Business & Finance
The legal cannabis industry is posting some eye-popping job-growth numbers.
Canada: Aurora Cannabis calling Edmonton home with its world HQ
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Business & Finance
At 800,000-square-feet, the Aurora Sky facility being built by Aurora Cannabis at the Edmonton International Airport is poised to be the largest licensed cannabis facility in the world.
It’s high time for restaurants to pay attention to marijuana - Cannabis News
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Cannabis News
As restaurants wrestle with regulations and how to reach the cannabis crowd, chefs experiment with infusions and edibles.
Why Michigan's cannabis 'clean slate' law doesn't go far enough
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Politics
Marijuana is a smoking hot topic at the Georgia State Capitol. A half dozen State Senators are behind a resolution to legalize recreational marijuana in Georgia.
Florida's Learn Sativa University Promises Higher Education
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San Francisco's move could be the beginning of a larger movement to address old pot convictions, though it's still far from clear how many other counties will follow the famously liberal city's lead.
Thailand blazes ahead with push to legalise medical marijuana use - Cannabis News
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World News
The world’s most expensive gram of cannabis can be yours for $32.66 on the illicit market in Tokyo.

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