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New Zealand: Time to harness economic benefits of medicinal cannabis
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San Rafael resident Laura Bertolli sold the longtime family business, Bertolli’s Auto Body Shop, and plans to join the marijuana industry.
Celebrities impact on Cannabis has been limited
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The Trichome Institute invites aspiring cannabis connoisseurs from around the world to come and learn the intricacies of quality cannabis. 
Could cannabis help brain tumor patients? - Cannabis News
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A conservative Republican U.S. senator spoke about the "possible benefits of medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids" on the Senate floor on Wednesday afternoon, and introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at expanding cannabis research.
EU’s biggest hemp producer sees profits grow 616 per cent in 2020
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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court will decide if state law requires Workers’ Compensation Insurance to pay for a millworker’s medical marijuana or if the insurer could be charged as an accessory in a drug deal under federal law.
US marijuana sales may reach $10 billion this year, $22 billion by 2022 - Cannabis News
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HONOLULU (AP) -- Hawaii said Tuesday that it aims to be the first state to have marijuana sales handled without cash, saying it wanted to avoid robberies and other crimes targeting dispensaries.
Advocates Say World Health Organization Recommends Reclassifying Cannabis - Cannabis News
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World News
As we sprinkle the seeds on top of our salads, we can’t help but wonder: what’s the deal with hemp seeds and THC?
Why Hollywood's Marijuana Portrayals Are Out of Step With the Times - Cannabis News
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Culture & Arts
We checked in with California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control to see how the creation of America’s largest legal marijuana market is coming along.
Banks shying away from the cannabis trade
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Business & Finance
Canopy Growth Corp. has signed an agreement with AusCann Group Holdings Ltd. to be its exclusive supplier of medical cannabis for the Australian market.
Can farming hemp help fight climate change?
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Business & Finance
This year, farms around the state are expected to harvest up to 9,000 acres of hemp, compared with just 200 acres in 2014.
Drop the 25% cannabis tax, Senator Schumer!
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Politics
Medical marijuana patients, growers, and dispensaries have three more months of protection from Jeff Sessions and any federal crackdown, thanks to the deal cut late last week between President Trump and Congressional leaders.
U.S. cannabis insurers get ready to roll as federal legalization nears
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Minnesota Rep. Paul Thissen believes the recreational legalization is necessary to curb racial inequality in the state’s criminal justice system.
The Future Of These Marijuana Stocks Looks Promising Here’s Why
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“The cannabis industry is so welcoming and inviting, because it really is a bunch of rebels.”
Cannatrek secures debt funding for Victorian cannabis venture
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Technology
In a first for the cannabis industry, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Viceland, the Weather Channel, Headline News, and Fox Business are now airing a national advertisement for a cannabis law firm.
Turner Venture Group Announces Acquisition Agreement of Hemp / CBD Company
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Business & Finance
An 11-year-old boy with severe epilepsy has not had a seizure in 300 days after he became the first patient to be prescribed cannabis oil on Britain's National Health Service.
Clothed in cannabis in Kathmandu - Cannabis News
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World News
Use ingredients from reputable suppliers, know your grower, and be certain to use clean cannabis cultivated with care.
Cannabis Waste Is Technically Hazardous Waste and That's a Costly Problem for the Industry - Cannabis News
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Business & Finance
COLUMBUS - Without a public college or university to test medical marijuana, no one would be purchasing the drug anytime soon.
Marijuana-linked ER visits by Seniors are rising
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Medical News
In a recent op-ed, California Representative Dana Rohrabacher explains why it is important to keep federal drug enforcement out of the medical marijuana community.
Australia's Medical Cannabis Red Tape Hampering Doctors
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Medical marijuana significantly improved the condition of children suffering from cerebral palsy, a study by Wolfson Medical Center near Tel Aviv has found. 

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