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New California marijuana czar on pot use: 'It appears there is a medical need' – Marijuana News
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Politics
Lori Ajax has two years to set up California’s first system to license, regulate and tax medical marijuana. Gov. Jerry Brown recently appointed the Republican to become the first chief of the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation.
Pot's practical cousin: Hemp ready to put down roots in Nebraska, but DEA stands in the way – Marijuana News
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Business & Finance
KEARNEY — Two years after Nebraska legalized the growing of industrial hemp for research purposes, not a single seed has been planted. The delay, some advocates say, is an economic mistake, leaving the state out of the rush to capitalize on the potential of what some call a “magical plant.”
Australians Warned About Fake Cannabis Medicines
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Medical News
California will need extensive regulatory oversight for cultivation, distribution and sales for pot intended for both social and medical use if voters approve recreational use of marijuana this year, according to a leading public policy group.
Does Cannabis Use Affect Bipolar Disorder Symptoms?
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Medical News
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Tuesday convened a hearing of the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control to investigate whether the Justice Department has been derelict in its enforcement duties on marijuana.
Democrats and Republicans need cannabis to exorcise the ghosts of elections past
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Politics
HARTFORD – There won't be a vote on legalizing marijuana for recreational use in Connecticut this year but that didn't stop supporters and opponents from speaking out at an informational hearing at the Capitol Tuesday.
Man Busted With Cocaine, Marijuana in Jenks Township
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Heightened competition in the market for legal recreational weed is pushing prices down and firing up border wars across state lines.
NY to take social equity Marijuana Applications
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Business & Finance
MADISON, WI (KTRK) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders says he wants to decriminalize marijuana.
Day or night: Which promotes a better high?
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Cannabis News
There are ways to get in the marijuana industry and James is here to help you find them.
Cannabis Legalization: Tax Implications for New Jersey
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Business & Finance
"Does anybody trust anybody that's high to do anything?" the MSNBC host wonders.
High and Mighty Report: U.S. Cannabis Retail Sales Exceeded $37.5 Million on 4/20 – Marijuana News
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Business & Finance
John Hudak isn’t a politician, a legalization advocate, or a cannabis entrepreneur. He walks unrecognized through industry conferences. But in the past six months, he’s quietly become one of the most influential voices on national cannabis policy.
GOP Rep. Nancy Mace's cannabis decriminalization bill is personal – and a matter of principle
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In the next few weeks, as Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin nears the end of his time in office, his state could make history. If he has his way, Vermont will become the first state in the union to legalize marijuana through its legislature.
More people are turning to Hemp products for Relaxation and Relief
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Business & Finance
By every metric available, public opinion appears to favor legalization, and by wider margins with each passing year.
Missouri medical marijuana job fair attracts hundreds - Cannabis News
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Business & Finance
A new survey of state residents likely to vote this fall found that a clear 53% majority of Michiganders would just say yes to legalizing and taxing marijuana.
Canadian woman unable to cross the border for rolling a joint 40 years ago
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Politics
It's easy to assume that all Republicans - apart from Rand Paul of course - are anti-marijuana legalization.
They smell opportunity in Texas marijuana 'green rush' – Cannabis News
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Activism
If other products can be rebranded, why not marijuana? After all, it's an industry that's expected to reach $44 billion in sales by 2020.
3rd marijuana measure meets deadline in Arkansas – Cannabis News
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Arkansas
Marijuana sales could surpass $1 billion in the state of Massachusetts by the year 2020 — if the state chooses to legalize weed for recreational purposes in the fall, that is.
Most Texans want cannabis fully legalized, but it’s not that simple
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Politics
A new law legalizes cannabis oil to help some Texans who have intractable epilepsy. If plans move forward, cannabis oil could be available for some epileptic Texans by late 2017.
August Township Committee meetings focus on COVID, food trucks, and cannabis
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Politics
Within the next couple of weeks, Tampa police will no longer be obligated to drag every person caught with marijuana down to the local precinct.

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