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Mikey Deangelo processes flower at Dab Society Extracts in Portland. Image: Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian

Scientist presses Oregon for stopgap pesticide testing of marijuana – Marijuana News

Starting next spring, Oregon will require all marijuana products sold in dispensaries or recreational shops to undergo testing for nearly 60 pesticides.

Philadelphia skyline. Image: Andrew Kelly via Wikimedia Commons

Could Philly become the next cannabis capital? - Marijuana News

With the cannabis industry booming in states like Colorado, Washington and California, it may be surprising that a new startup has decided to take root in Philadelphia.

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Why the Biotech Market is Looking to Cannabis for the Future – Marijuana News

It’s possible that there has been no greater contributor to the cultural shift currently occurring around cannabis use in North America than the growing understanding of its medical applications.

Online Commercial Released to Legalize Pot in Missouri – Marijuana News

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Show-Me Cannabis, the group pushing for legalization of pot, hopes an online commercial campaign will drum up support for medical marijuana.

The goal is to get a medicinal marijuana measure on the November 2016 ballot.

Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health hopes to study and measure the effects of cannabis while driving using this driving simulator. Image: Chris So, Toronto Star

Clinical study tests how cannabis affects volunteers’ driving skills – Marijuana News

Dr. Robert Mann at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto is trying to determine the relationship between marijuana consumption and driving ability, using a “state of the art” simulator.

Canadian company CannTrust has developed a pot pod for single-serve coffee makers. Image: CannTrust via CBC News

Canadian company's marijuana-infused coffee pods ready for brewing – Marijuana News

Pop a pot pod into your Keurig machine to get a medicinal dose with your java.

There may soon be a new use for your Keurig coffee maker — brewing pot.

Omaha Tribe interested in pursuing growing, selling of marijuana to boost economy – Marijuana News

About an hour and half north of the metro, the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska sits on 300 square miles of reservation land stretching into Iowa's Monona County.

"We need jobs," Daniel Webster said, who lives on the reservation.

Ajoya is a new marijuana dispensary in Louisville, CO. Its interior space offers a new retail experience for customers. Image: Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post

Colorado cannabis: As pot grows up, design enters the scene – Marijuana News

When marijuana first became legal, design was the last thing on the mind of retailers.

They just wanted their stores open in a hurry so they could start turning all that bud into bucks.

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Lighting up in Alaska pot shops: Fairbanks officials mixed on new regulation – Marijuana News

FAIRBANKS — Alaska is on track to be the first state in the nation to allow for the consumption of marijuana in retail stores in which it is purchased.

Marijuana eradication program patch.  Image: Fred Repp via Washington Post

The DEA has failed to eradicate marijuana. Some members of Congress want it to stop trying – Marijuana News

The Drug Enforcement Administration is not having a great year.

The chief of the agency stepped down in April under a cloud of scandal.


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