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New Colorado bill would create guidelines for organic marijuana – Marijuana News
Activism
Colorado marijuana consumers will be able to buy pesticide-free, “certified organic” weed if lawmakers pass a new bill aimed at creating special labels for the state’s legal cannabis industry.
Brands want to capitalize on 4/20 munchies. Pot advocates say it’s time to grow up - Cannabis News
420 Specific
Medical marijuana is legal in New York, but veterans’ doctors are still forbidden from recommending it.
Alcohol Industry Targets Pot With Constellation-Canopy Deal - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
A Garden City mother facing criminal drug charges said this week that she still intends to file a lawsuit in federal court asserting a constitutional right to use marijuana to treat her Crohn’s disease.
Meet North Carolina's First Female Hemp Farmer In 75 Years
Business & Finance
Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana in 2012 has brought a new player to the philanthropic table in the marijuana industry, but many area nonprofits are unsure as to how to handle the industry's desire to give back.
Oregon will become first US state to ban synthetic cannabis
Politics
The cannabis industry is quickly becoming a magnet for female entrepreneurs.
With vote to legalize on the horizon, recreational marijuana approval remains high, poll finds
Politics
A new report catalogs the highs (and lows) of America's medical cannabis process.
Medical Marijuana Seen By Some As Successor To Steel In Western Pennsylvania – Cannabis News
Business & Finance
Cannabis production gives organized labor an opportunity to regain its influence in industrial relations.
Dozens of Israelis receive initial approval for medical cannabis farms
World News
The United States’ first African American U.S. Surgeon General, Joycelyn Elders, will address the legal marijuana industry she helped create in San Francisco next month.
2 Cannabis Stocks That Could Double in the Next 5 Years
Business & Finance
Raymond Schwab, an honorably discharged veteran, moved to Colorado last year to get treated for post-traumatic stress and chronic pain with medical marijuana. He didn't expect Kansas would take his children in return.
New Hampshire Rules For Cannabis As A Workplace Accommodation
Business & Finance
Taboos about drugs are lying shattered across the U.S., like broken debris after a party. But even as some states have begun to decriminalize or legalize marijuana, there is an argument that is making some Americans hesitate.
Canadians consumed up to $6.2-billion worth of cannabis in 2015
World News
Enedina Stanger and her husband recently moved with their girls to Colorado, where marijuana is legal, rather than risk possible arrest and losing custody of their children.
Nevada Gov. To Pardon Tens Of Thousands Of Marijuana Convictions
Politics
NASHVILLE, Tenn.  (WKRN) – Supporters of legal marijuana hope to spur action on an issue they say has broad support in Tennessee.
Here's Everything You Need to Know About Massachusetts' New Marijuana Laws - Cannabis News
Massachusetts
Four women are opening the first all-female-owned medical marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas.
Poll shows strong support for medical marijuana in Georgia - Cannabis News
Georgia
Lisa Miller believes pot may be the cure for the tremors that regularly overtake her dog Dinah.
Medical cannabis in Colombia: the law and the future
Politics
2015 was a pretty amazing year for progress in the legalization of marijuana. Four states and the District of Columbia legalized recreational marijuana, many states decriminalized it and several more states approved medical marijuana.
Aurora Cannabis teams up with Danish tomato producer to sell pot in Europe
World News
In 2015, state legislators considered bills to legalize marijuana in 21 states, decriminalize marijuana possession in 17 states, and legalize medical marijuana in 19 states.

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