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Switzerland to lift ban on medical cannabis
Politics
Hundreds of demonstrators on Monday marched from City Hall to the Wells Fargo Center – site of the Democratic National Convention – with a message calling for the legalization of marijuana.
Marijuana expo draws thousands to Denver - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Cannabis Association tried something new at its first ever summer fair — free samples of pot.
Las Vegas cannabis industry reflects on a record year of financial growth
Business & Finance
About 200 people gathered outside the Washington State Capitol on Friday for the second annual Veteran Suicide Awareness March to bring hope to war veterans and advocate for a bill that would include post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury in the state’s medical cannabis program.
Legal marijuana must bring true equity
Politics
MERRY JANE presents "Trailblazing Cannabis" highlighting women thriving in the legal marijuana industry.
51-foot marijuana joint coming to Philly for the DNC – Cannabis News
Activism
Activists celebrate the strides they've made in a once intractable issue in recent years.
Weed is now legal in Thailand. How long will the high times last?
Cannabis News
It was his experience with medical cannabis that got Stephen Mandile up in arms about providing better for Massachusetts veterans.
Cannabis beverage sector sends mixed messages
Cannabis News
Has it already been a year since the First Church of Cannabis tested Indiana's religious freedom law and held its first service at its southeast side church? Holy smoke.
In a first, Mass. financial institution to offer banking for recreational marijuana - Cannabis News
Massachusetts
So much about selling legal cannabis remains to be worked out—including the industry’s gender norms.
Medical Cannabis Chronic Kidney Disease Clinical Trial
Medical News
BOSTON — Supporters of a proposal that could make Massachusetts the fifth U.S. state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana expressed confidence they would easily meet a Wednesday deadline for voter signatures and qualify for the November state ballot.
New Zealand: Medicinal cannabis rules to be loosened by government
World News
Few industries have been able to change their narratives as drastically as legal marijuana, and it has done so with the help of two sympathetic groups: Football players with a traumatic brain disease and sick children.
Investments in hemp industry highlighted at summit
Business & Finance
Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom warned a conference of cannabis industry members Tuesday that they need to get involved in passing a pot legalization measure on the November ballot or the cause will be set back nationally.
All eyes on New Jersey as it grapples with letting cops use cannabis
Politics
OAKLAND -- Roughly 3,000 people flocked to the Marriott Oakland City Center this week for a business conference that, in many ways, was just like any other.
Women see no ceiling in Maryland medical marijuana industry – Cannabis News
Activism
The burgeoning sisterhood of Maryland's marijuana entrepreneurs gathered in the back room of a Columbia chain restaurant recently, swapping business ideas over chicken wings and cheese cubes.
They smell opportunity in Texas marijuana 'green rush' – Cannabis News
Activism
Texas, as it turns out, just may be one of the best states in the nation to grow pot.
Man arrested after breaking into Sandy cannabis company, attempting to steal CBD gummies
Business & Finance
Veterans recently joined a tour of a Nevada dispensary and testing lab to tell their stories of how medical marijuana has improved their lives since they left the military.
California: AAA To Offer First ‘Tipsy Tow’ For 4/20 After Marijuana Legalization - Cannabis News
420 Specific
Female entrepreneurs are carving out a space for themselves in the burgeoning sector.

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