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Florida governor signs medical marijuana legislation - Cannabis News
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Friday to implement the medical marijuana amendment voters approved last year.
Mike Tyson’s cannabis comes to Maryland dispensaries
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Chemicals in cannabis could be effective at treating painful migraines, research has revealed.
Sheriff's 'Hammer Strike' yields 34 arrests, 33,000 marijuana plants throughout San Bernardino County
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The tax rates for marijuana can vary widely, depending on the state.
SB County Sheriff Requests Harsher Punishment for Illegal Cannabis Farms
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WEST CHESTER, Ohio — An Ohio girl, who moved to Colorado with her family because she couldn't use medical marijuana to treat her disease in the state, has now returned to Ohio.
Three-quarters of Americans want Trump to respect state marijuana laws - Cannabis News
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A majority of Americans want the Trump administration to leave state marijuana laws alone.
Charlotte’s Web adds hemp-based dog treats for skin care support
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH)-- Governor Henry McMaster signed a new industrial hemp bill Wednesday, making it legal for farmers across the state to grow the plant.
New York Senate passes bill allowing medical marijuana to treat PTSD - Cannabis News
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ALBANY — The GOP-controlled state Senate on Tuesday easily approved legislation that allows medical marijuana to be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
Arizona to allow 6 new Marijuana dispensaries to open
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PUEBLO, Colo. — A total of 210 students now have a little extra cash to help pay for college.
Georgia State Rep. hosts first cannabis, hemp symposium - Cannabis News
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The Canadian government must make it easier to study cannabis, say the country’s top cannabis academics and public health researchers in an open letter to politicians.
Connecticut Takes a Step Closer to Legalizing Weed
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As Pennsylvania prepares to award its first licenses for the fledgling medical marijuana industry, Lehigh University intends to partner with one of the potential growers in the Lehigh Valley to study the effect of the drug on children with autism.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to treat hemp like other NY crops - Cannabis News
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ALBANY - Gov. Andrew Cuomo is making a late-session push to boost the state's budding hemp industry, introducing a bill late Saturday that would treat the plant more like other agricultural crops in New York.
One of Trump's closest allies is starting a lobbying group to change the President's stance on marijuana - Cannabis News
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Longtime Trump adviser and staunch conservative Roger Stone has a new mission: legalizing marijuana nationwide.
Medical Cannabis research bill set to become law
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Taxation isn't the only factor in the quest to undercut black market prices.
Why Don’t Many Dispensaries Sell Pre-Ground Cannabis? - Cannabis News
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As you painstakingly turn your grinder against the resistance of sticky resin, you may have at one point thought to yourself, “why doesn’t my dispensary sell cannabis that’s already ground?”
Minnesota: State's report on medical marijuana termed 'clinically significant and promising' - Cannabis News
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A bipartisan group of senators and representatives has reintroduced legislation to protect patients in states where medical marijuana has been legalized.
Giving the gift of green in the ‘District of Cannabis’ - Cannabis News
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Kentucky's criminal ban against medical marijuana was challenged Wednesday in a lawsuit touting cannabis as a viable alternative to ease addiction woes from opioid painkillers.
Canna Business Services Announces to New Jersey Cannabis Business Applicants: Act Fast!
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CARERS stands for Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States. The original version of the bill would have ended the drug war, at least with regard to cannabis. This latest version is softer.
EPPD to ask City Council to spend $360,000 in tax money on marijuana testing
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Iowa passed emergency rules Tuesday to expand the list of medical conditions that allow a patient to use medical marijuana.

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