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Can Cannabis Help Patients In Pain Avoid Opioids? Many Are Trying - Cannabis News

Ohio Gov. and Presidential Candidate John Kasich addresses the media on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. (Danielle Duval | MLive.com)

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LANSING, MI — Marijuana legalization is a "terrible idea," according to Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose home state will see a pot proposal on the ballot this fall.

PTSD, Veterans And Suicide: Action Is Needed, And Cannabis May Help - Cannabis News

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Rob Waugh ~ Metro.co.uk ~

The first legal marijuana pills have gone on sale in Europe – and are available now via an online store.

Massachusetts is moving forward with marijuana cafes - Cannabis News

cannabis buds at a Denver grow facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com
 
Alcohol businesses are seeing ‘phenomenal growth’ alongside marijuana industry in Colorado, dispelling concerns that consumers prefer pot over booze.

Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have 'major impact,' Harvard researcher says

Santa Cruz 4/20 celebration at Porter Meadow on UCSC Campus. Image: Sroalf via Wikimedia Commons
 
More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.

Wasn’t the DEA Going to Let Others Grow Research-Grade Cannabis?

Stock trading on the New York Curb Association market, around 1916. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Kathleen Burke ~ Marketwatch.com ~

With the recent stock market volatility, it’s difficult to know which industries will weather the storm. However, there’s one potential way to stay in the green.

California’s legal marijuana will outsell the black market in 5 years, forecast says

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Medical marijuana is officially growing--both literally and figuratively--in the state of Illinois, with cultivation centers producing strains that are expected to harvest around October.

Irish brewmaster hoping cannabis beer will be a big hit

A U.S. government medical marijuana crop at the University of Mississippi, Oxford. Image via Wikimedia Commons
 
A side effect of a federal drug law has left legal pot farmers without any approved pesticides—and as a result, many have turned to harmful chemicals to protect their crops.

CBD Companies Positioning Themselves For Cannabis Legalization

Pre-rolled joints at a Denver dispensary. Image: WeedWorthy.com
 
The issue of medical marijuana and zero-tolerance workplace policies remains a major obstacle for cannabis advocates.

Napa County Ballot to Include Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

A warning sign at a Purdue University research farm cautions visitors against taking cannabis sativa plants grown for research purposes. Image: Maureen Hayden/CNHI
Maureen Hayden, CNHI ~ News and Tribune ~
 
ROMNEY  – The high fence surrounding a Purdue University research farm here was installed to keep out pesky deer, but this summer it served a second purpose: Keeping federal drug agents at bay.

California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains

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Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services ~ azdailysun.com ~
 
PHOENIX -- If some Arizona nurses get their way, medical marijuana will become available as early as next year to treat everything from arthritis and autism to Tourette's syndrome and traumatic brain injury.

You’ll soon be able to earn a degree in cannabis from a Colorado university - Cannabis News

Attendees at the kick-off of CanopyBoulder's fall boot camp. Image: WeedWorthy.com
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Firms like CanopyBoulder are helping new, marijuana-related firms to not only survive the crucial first years in business, but to hopefully thrive as they grow and evolve.

To protect Cannabis workers and customers, approve federal banking act

A multi-agency team supporting Operation Trident, a large-scale marijuana eradication and reclamation mission, in 2010. Image: U.S. Army National Guard via Wikimedia Commons
 
As America's multibillion dollar cannabis industry continues to expand, the nation's drug cops are seizing less weed.

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Marijuana addiction is a real thing

Lisa Smith of Van Buren Township, whose son Noah, 6, is autistic, asked Michigan to add autism to the conditions that qualify for medicinal pot. Image: Ed White, Associated Press
Bill Laitner ~ Detroit Free Press ~

Medical marijuana was OK’d by Michigan voters with a 63% yes vote in 2008, yet implementation is always controversial.

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Cannabis guide: 10 DOS X DONT'S for tourists issued!

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Canadian researchers unraveled the genetic structure of 81 different marijuana and 43 hemp samples, in an attempt to test long-held assumptions about cannabis.

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Colorado Submits Further Comment On Hemp Rule

Pueblo County Courthouse, Pueblo, CO. Image: Billy Hathorn via Wikimedia Commons
Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~
 
DENVER (AP) -- Talk about higher learning. A Colorado county may create the world's first public college scholarship program funded with marijuana money.

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How The Legal Cannabis Industry Is Tackling Sustainability

Aubrie Hill, left, with her mother, Vicki. Image via AL.com

Paul Gattis ~ AL.com ~

Some Alabama families have headed west, seeking access to various forms of medical marijuana that are unlawful to possess in their home state.

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Maine’s First Weekend Of Legal Cannabis Sales Tops $250K

Cannabis grow operation in a Denver warehouse. Image: WeedWorthy.com

“It’s all just getting snatched up by these marijuana people.”

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Legal Marijuana and work: What to know about drug testing, policies and more

Map: RecoveryBrands.com via Metro.co.uk
 
Perhaps this is why mums really go to Iceland.

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Most Texans support legalizing Marijuana for medical use, poll finds

The West Linn wedding of John Elledge and Whitney Alexander featured a marijuana bar. Image: Jessica Hill Photography via KGW.com
Cathy Marshal ~ KGW.com ~
 
WEST LINN, Ore. -- The legalization of pot in Oregon has couples considering weed bars at their weddings.

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51-foot marijuana joint coming to Philly for the DNC – Cannabis News

McAlpin Community Center, Suwannee County, Florida. Image: Michael Rivera via Wikimedia Commons

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