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Marijuana Reform Is Still a Long Way Off for Texas - Cannabis News
Politics
Marijuana activists in the state are now looking ahead to the 2018 midterm elections, as well as the start of a new legislative session in 2019, as the first realistic points when they can try for decriminalization and medical marijuana reform again.
Camden-NJ to open first Pot Dispensary
Medical News
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Activists who say they are tired of waiting for Utah's conservative Legislature to pass a broad medical marijuana law launched an effort Monday to ask voters next year to pass the law, a move that would bypass state lawmakers.
Florida governor signs medical marijuana legislation - Cannabis News
Politics
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed legislation Friday to implement the medical marijuana amendment voters approved last year.
Three-quarters of Americans want Trump to respect state marijuana laws - Cannabis News
Politics
A majority of Americans want the Trump administration to leave state marijuana laws alone.
New York Senate passes bill allowing medical marijuana to treat PTSD - Cannabis News
Politics
ALBANY — The GOP-controlled state Senate on Tuesday easily approved legislation that allows medical marijuana to be used to treat post-traumatic stress disorder.
One of Trump's closest allies is starting a lobbying group to change the President's stance on marijuana - Cannabis News
Politics
Longtime Trump adviser and staunch conservative Roger Stone has a new mission: legalizing marijuana nationwide.
Minnesota: State's report on medical marijuana termed 'clinically significant and promising' - Cannabis News
Medical News
A bipartisan group of senators and representatives has reintroduced legislation to protect patients in states where medical marijuana has been legalized.
Giving the gift of green in the ‘District of Cannabis’ - Cannabis News
Activism
Kentucky's criminal ban against medical marijuana was challenged Wednesday in a lawsuit touting cannabis as a viable alternative to ease addiction woes from opioid painkillers.
Canna Business Services Announces to New Jersey Cannabis Business Applicants: Act Fast!
Business & Finance
CARERS stands for Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States. The original version of the bill would have ended the drug war, at least with regard to cannabis. This latest version is softer.
EPPD to ask City Council to spend $360,000 in tax money on marijuana testing
Politics
Iowa passed emergency rules Tuesday to expand the list of medical conditions that allow a patient to use medical marijuana.
How Seth Rogen and Ricky Williams are aiming to succeed in cannabis: ‘People view [Rogen] as an authority’
Cannabis News
Toronto’s Board of Health has unanimously endorses Medical Officer of Health’s recommendations on the looming legalization of pot.
Do Biden’s views on weed now make him a conservative?
Politics
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Medical marijuana dispensaries and growing farms could begin popping up along Missouri's southern border.
Aurora Cannabis president is stepping down at the end of the month
Business & Finance
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott said he “absolutely” intends to sign the medical marijuana bill passed Friday by the state Legislature.
Bill could reduce penalties for first-time marijuana offenders in Iowa
Politics
Right now, PTSD is not included on the list of sicknesses that can be relieved with medical cannabis in New York.
Canada's cannabis landscape: A province-by-province breakdown - Cannabis News
World News
The addition of three more conditions to Connecticut's medical marijuana program cleared another hurdle Friday.
What’s in a Name? Forget the Strain Name
Technology
Nevada state legislators put the final touches on measures to regulate marijuana this week, just weeks before Nevada becomes the fifth state to legalize the use and sale of marijuana for recreational purposes.

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