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Scott Malone and Sharon Bernstein ~ Reuters ~   Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Maine agreed on Monday to join forces on one measure to put before voters in 2016.

Kevin Schultz ~ SFGate.com ~   Suzanne Kisting’s burly 10-year-old, 120-pound St. Bernard, Moose, hobbled down the 40 stairs of her former Inner Sunset District apartment every morning, crippled by pain from severe arthritis.

Kate Smith ~ Bloomberg ~   Washington State expects marijuana sales taxes to bring in more than $1 billion over the next four years, according to a budget forecast published by the Office of Financial Management.

Kristen Gwynne ~ Rolling Stone ~   Unless you live in the South, recreational weed is coming to a state near you.

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~    DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has received a setback from the Federal Reserve.

Tami Tremblay ~ KTVB.com ~   Only those with the most severe cases of epilepsy will be selected to take part in an Idaho cannabis oil program.

Eric Hartley ~ Las Vegas Review-Journal ~   Among the more than 11,000 people with state-issued patient cards are the very young and very old. They include people living with cancer, HIV, seizures, glaucoma or other conditions.

Thad Moore ~ Washington Post ~   Tobacco isn’t the reliable cash crop it once was. And that has hundreds of other farmers across the South revisiting a plant from deep in the region’s past: industrial hemp.

Barry Petersen ~ CBS News ~   Four states already allow recreational pot, but approved medical marijuana first. Now, Ohio could make history by legalizing both at the same time, and the pro-marijuana camp is ramping up as the days until the vote are counting down.

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch ~    If you’re a small-business owner and marijuana has been legalized in your state, should you care?

Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~   Asked whether he'd support Nevada's 2016 ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in that state, Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders answered "I suspect I would vote yes" to applause from the crowd.

Debra Borchardt ~ Forbes ~   It didn’t take long before marijuana companies would be treated like any other company, and that means getting sued.

Steve Sternberg ~ U.S. News & World Report ~ Nearly half the country has so far made it legal. Does it work?

Elizabeth Hernandez ~ The Denver Post ~ Colorado recreational marijuana sales are close to $60 million in August 2015; medical marijuana sales climb slightly.

Jennifer Kaplan ~ Bloomberg ~   A possible end to the era of $20,000 of cash stuffed into bags.

Patrick McGreevy  ~ Los Angeles Times ~   Nearly two decades after Californians legalized marijuana for medical use and a year before they may approve it for recreational purposes, Gov. Jerry Brown has imposed statewide rules on the growth, transport and sale of the drug.

Niraj Chokshi ~ Washington Post ~   State lawmakers are calling on the federal government to change its drug laws to let states experiment with marijuana and hemp policy.

Nina Mehlhaf ~ KGW.com ~   PORTLAND, Ore. -- After just one week of recreational marijuana sales, Oregon dispensaries have raked in an estimated $11 million.