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What Will Australian Import Changes Mean for Local Cannabis Growers?
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World News
Tyler Carter ~ KSNT.com ~   TOPEKA (KSNT) — A nationwide argument between the veterans’ administration and groups which represent the rights of veterans emerged in Topeka Tuesday.
Inside story: World’s first cannabis artist-in-residence shares his year of weed immersion - Cannabis News
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Culture & Arts
Nicola Swanborough ~ Epilepsysociety.org.uk ~   The latest trials of cannabis in the treatment of children with epilepsy suggest a pure form of the drug may be of benefit.
Support for marijuana legalization surges to record high, Fox News poll finds - Cannabis News
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Julie Weed ~ Forbes ~   While many retirees spend time in their gardens, 82-year-old Florence Childs has chosen to work with another kind of plant.
Jamaican farmers just harvested their first legal cannabis crop
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Gogo Lidz ~ Irish Examiner ~   It seems fitting that a plant called Mary Jane could smash the patriarchy.
Denver approves first social marijuana license, allowing vaping and edibles in Lincoln Park coffee shop - Cannabis News
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Angus Chen ~ NPR.org ~   The Pet Poison Helpline, a 24-hour pet poison control center, has seen a fourfold increase in calls concerning pets experiencing marijuana intoxication over the past three years.
How Weed Edibles Are Shedding Their Stigma In The Food World - Cannabis News
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Jonah Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~   Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is set to become the first ever sitting senator to give a keynote speech for a cannabis industry conference later in September, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
Can Cannabis Help Patients In Pain Avoid Opioids? Many Are Trying - Cannabis News
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Medical News
Jonathan Oosting ~ MLive.com ~ LANSING, MI — Marijuana legalization is a "terrible idea," according to Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose home state will see a pot proposal on the ballot this fall.
Massachusetts is moving forward with marijuana cafes - Cannabis News
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Scott Keyes ~ The Guardian ~   Alcohol businesses are seeing ‘phenomenal growth’ alongside marijuana industry in Colorado, dispelling concerns that consumers prefer pot over booze.
Wasn’t the DEA Going to Let Others Grow Research-Grade Cannabis?
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Science
Kathleen Burke ~ Marketwatch.com ~ With the recent stock market volatility, it’s difficult to know which industries will weather the storm. However, there’s one potential way to stay in the green.
California’s legal marijuana will outsell the black market in 5 years, forecast says
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Jim Dallke ~ ChicagoInno.streetwise.co ~   Medical marijuana is officially growing--both literally and figuratively--in the state of Illinois, with cultivation centers producing strains that are expected to harvest around October.
Napa County Ballot to Include Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation
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Maureen Hayden, CNHI ~ News and Tribune ~   ROMNEY  – The high fence surrounding a Purdue University research farm here was installed to keep out pesky deer, but this summer it served a second purpose: Keeping federal drug agents at bay.
California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains
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Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services ~ azdailysun.com ~   PHOENIX -- If some Arizona nurses get their way, medical marijuana will become available as early as next year to treat everything from arthritis and autism to Tourette's syndrome and traumatic brain injury.
Marijuana addiction is a real thing
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Bill Laitner ~ Detroit Free Press ~ Medical marijuana was OK’d by Michigan voters with a 63% yes vote in 2008, yet implementation is always controversial.
51-foot marijuana joint coming to Philly for the DNC – Cannabis News
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Tim Devaney ~ The Hill ~   The majority of Republican voters in the first caucus and primary states are voicing their support for a GOP presidential candidate who backs marijuana reform.
Cannabinoids: The chemistry behind cannabis – Cannabis News
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Ricardo Baca  ~ Denver Post ~ Two new hemp-based product lines are coming from Colorado's Dixie Brands: Therabis is CBD-infused supplements for pets; Aceso has three formulas for human consumption.
Some mining firms are switching to cannabis as the lure of commodities fades
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Business & Finance
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.
Missouri to Consider Medical Marijuana in 2017 – Cannabis News
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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.
Warriors in need: California veterans want the option to use medical marijuana for mental illnesses – Cannabis News
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Laura Brodbeck ~ Benzinga ~   A new study suggests that marijuana users have a lower body mass index than non-users.

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