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Michael Bloomberg, then Mayor of New York, speaks to the media aboard the amphibious transport dock ship Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) New York (LPD 21) in Nov. 2009. Image: U.S. Navy via Wikimedia Commons

All of these CEOs have admitted to smoking marijuana

 
Some CEOs characterize it as a youthful indiscretion, while others say they’ve been at it for years. Either way, it’s not career destroying.
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U.S. marijuana arrests up despite changing views: pro-pot group

Keith Coffman ~ Reuters ~
 
Despite an increasing number of Americans who do not view marijuana use as a crime, pot arrests across the United States increased last year for the first time since 2009, proponents of the drug's legalization said on Monday.
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The Wonder Drug

Inside the medical marijuana industry's wild new frontier.

A medical marijuana dispensary displays a sign Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, in Portland, Ore. Oregon's medical marijuana dispensaries are getting ready for a watershed moment this week: when recreational pot users will also be able to buy weed at their pot shops. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)

Oregon medical marijuana dispensaries gear up for rec sales

Gosia Wozniacka ~ Associated Press ~
 
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Oregon's medical marijuana dispensaries are getting ready for a watershed moment this week: when recreational pot users will also be able to buy weed at their pot shops.
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The Pot Scientist Explains All, Via YouTube

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy
 
Trained scientist Carter Baird has created a quirky online persona, with the mission of educating the public about cannabis and the legal marijuana industry.
Sign at Little Grill Collective in Harrisonburg, Virginia during MACRoCk music festival. Image: Artaxerxes via Wikimedia Commons

Can small businesses really cash in on the legal pot boom?

 
Even as legalization continues to spread, and opportunities in the cannabis industry seem widely available, it can actually be tough for small business owners to cash in on the boom.
Medical marijuana neon sign at a dispensary on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California. Image: Laurie Avocado via Wikimedia Commons

Should It Be Legal for Doctors to Prescribe Pot?

Kristen Fischer ~ Healthline.com ~
 
Though some states have legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use, it’s clear the issue is still far from settled.
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Chronic pain patients plead for access to medical marijuana at hearing at Minnesota Capitol

Bob Shaw, St. Paul Pioneer Press ~ GrandForksHerald.com ~

ST. PAUL -- Having cancer is a good enough reason to legally take marijuana in Minnesota. Same with epilepsy or AIDS.  ~
A twist on the traditional pot brownie. Photograph: Jason Wilson for the Guardian

I tried recipes from the Cannabis Kitchen Cookbook, then I needed a long nap

Jason Wilson ~ theguardian.com ~

 For the fast-growing industry growing around weed, the current challenge is to make marijuana an item of ordinary middle-class consumption.

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Sen. John McCain: 'States Should Decide' Pot Legalization

Arizona senator does not believe legalizing marijuana is a good idea.


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