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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
The man behind Reditus Labs wants to become a destination employer for a lot more than COVID testing
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.
Kate Rogers ~ CNBC ~
Inside a cannabis shop's emerging business model