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Hemp could make EV batteries better, here’s how
Technology
More than three-quarters of Iowans now favor allowing people to use marijuana as medicine, but most remain opposed to legalizing it for recreation, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
The Cannabis Branding Battle Ahead - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
There was one name that kept popping up in dispensaries, cafes, cannabis-related start-ups, and even what is known as a "grow" — an indoor marijuana plantation — in Denver, Colorado on the day before Super Tuesday: Bernie Sanders.
Bernie Sanders Promises to Legalize Marijuana At Puerto Rico Rally – Marijuana News
Politics
As Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepare for Super Tuesday, marijuana legislation has hit the headlines again.
California pot growers now eligible for energy discounts offered to other farmers – Cannabis News
Business & Finance
The legislation now goes to the House where advocates of the proposal believe it has a good chance to pass.
Canada Post to start delivering marijuana
World News
After sitting out a failed effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio last year, a national pot policy group is taking the lead to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio.
Priscilla Vilchis Is Set to Become First Latina to Receive California Marijuana License - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
The Supreme Court was scheduled to confer over a major marijuana case Feb. 19 but has postponed the meeting due to late Justice Antonin Scalia’s memorial ceremony at the Supreme Court falling on the same day, according a SCOTUS Blog report.
10 Great US cities for weed lovers in 2022
Cannabis News
SANTA FE, N.M. — A proposal to legalize and tax recreational marijuana use in New Mexico was voted down tonight on a 17-24 vote in the Senate, with six Senate Democrats joining Republicans in casting “no” votes against the measure.
Emerald Cup Pot Fair Draws 30,000 To Sonoma County Fairgrounds – Cannabis News
Cannabis News
A proposal that would allow voters to weigh in on legalizing recreational marijuana passed its second test and will now advance to the Senate floor.
Cannabis and the South: How Things Change
Politics
HARTFORD – Legislation has been introduced that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for people 21 and older.
Connecticut Residents Strongly Support Legalizing Marijuana, Poll Shows - Cannabis News
Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Almost a year has passed since it became legal to smoke, but not sell, marijuana in Washington, D.C., and pot enthusiasts and opponents alike are chafing under a compromise that leaves smokers in a haze over how to obtain their weed.
How the police tried to steal millions in cash from legal cannabis companies
Politics
Marco Rubio is still fighting the war on weed.
Study finds patients choosing cannabis over opioids – Cannabis News
Medical News
Marijuana policy is often a sticky subject in California, but that may change with the nomination of the state's first ever Marijuana Czar.
Elected Officials, community leaders urge voters to Legalize Cannabis
Politics
With Rand Paul ending his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, the GOP race has lost its strongest supporter of drug policy reform. But the remaining Republican candidates are for the most part not as retrograde in this area as you might expect, especially on the question of how the federal government should respond to state legalization of marijuana.
Best CBD Hemp Flower Strains & Companies of 2021
Medical News
SALT LAKE CITY — Two very different bills that would make medical marijuana available to small percentages of Utahns cleared their first hurdles at the Utah Legislature on Thursday.
How cannabis consumption lounges create safe spaces for BIPOC consumers
Business & Finance
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – For the last few years, the Alabama legislature has talked a lot about CBD oil. It’s derived from marijuana, but it can’t get you high. It can, however, make a big difference for patients who sometimes suffer multiple seizures a day.
Data finds Hemp hulls contain bioactive compounds supporting gut health
Technology
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's largest organization of practicing physicians, the California Medical Association, announced Monday that it is backing a proposed 2016 ballot initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

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