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Public pot smokers at different locations in NYC. Image: Hilary Swift for The New York Times

In New Era for Marijuana, New York Smokers Get Bolder – Marijuana News

It wafts down the pavement, an unmistakable odor more Haight-Ashbury than New York — the tang of marijuana smoke in the city’s streets.

Two men gaze into a case displaying all 2015 cannabis entries for the Emerald Cup outdoor cannabis competition in Santa Rosa, California. Image: Alvin Jornada, The Press Democrat

Emerald Cup marijuana festival draws 21,000 to Sonoma County Fairgrounds – Marijuana News

The Emerald Cup, the celebration of cannabis culture now in its third year in Santa Rosa, wrapped up its two-day run at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds on Sunday with its biggest attendance ever, showcasing some of the best outdoor organic marijuana in the world and the industry the plant has spawned.

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Poll Shows Strong Support for Legalizing Medical Marijuana in Utah – Marijuana News

Most Utahns favor legalizing medical marijuana prescribed by licensed doctors, a new UtahPolicy poll finds.

Elevation, a recreational marijuana shop on the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation in Washington, opened in November. Image: Island Enterprises, Inc. via Journal Sentinel

Federal raids cool tribal excitement over potential marijuana profits – Marijuana News

Nothing kills a buzz like the sight of federal agents seizing tens of thousands of marijuana plants from a tribe's reservation.

Kentucky Sen. Perry B. Clark, D-Louisville. Image: WKYT.com

Kentucky state senator pre-files bill to legalize cultivation, possession and sale of marijuana – Marijuana News

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WKYT) - A Louisville senator on Friday pre-filed the “Cannabis Freedom Act” to legalize and regulate the use of cannabis for people over 21 years old.

A metallic AnnaBis pouch for cannabis. Image: Mark Leet/Mark Leet Photography via The Washington Post

High fashion: Put your weed in this designer purse to mask the smell – Marijuana News

The bags are lined with an odor-blocking resin used in food preparation and medical technology — to keep a lid on weed’s telltale aroma.

Medical marijuana at a Bozeman facility in 2014. Image: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez, Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Montana recreational weed initiative blazing forward – Marijuana News

The state has issued official signature petitions for a 2016 ballot measure that would legalize, regulate and tax the sale of marijuana.

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Law enforcement backs legalizing marijuana in Florida – Marijuana News

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. - The fight to legalize marijuana continues in Florida, but this time, some law enforcement officials are supporting the idea.

Sen. Rand Paul speaks at a town hall meeting in Ashland, Kentucky in October. Image: Kevin Goldy, The Daily Independent

Rand Paul finds unlikely support from marijuana advocates – Marijuana News

WASHINGTON, D.C. Among the top contributors to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign are the usual suspects - a financial management firm, a real estate developer, a manufacturer of hand tools.

But Paul is also getting significant support from an unlikely source for a conservative Republican – the marijuana industry.

Downtown Denver and Mount Evans. Image: Bryan Simmons via Wikimedia Commons

Marijuana has huge influence on Colorado tourism, state survey says – Marijuana News

A recent Colorado Tourism Office survey of summer travelers shows 48 percent were influenced by legal recreational pot.


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