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Maine lawmakers optimistic that disagreements on marijuana bill can be resolved - Cannabis News

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How a 73-year-old in North West England found a way to treat her rheumatoid arthritis.

American Pot: 5 Best Strains of 2017 - Cannabis News

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the marijuana industry. Image: Dave Kaup/KCBJ
 
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds itself in the middle of a heated debate about the legalization of marijuana, as the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the industry.

Former MN Gov. Jesse Ventura backs Cannabis Legalization Bill

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Even though Senate support for a medical marijuana bill is building, it’s not getting the support it needs.

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A Judge accepts the Biden administration's dubious argument for banning Gun possession by Marijuana users

T-shirts for sale in Albion, Ill. declare that though Albion has a medical marijuana farm, residents can't buy alcohol in local stores. | Becky Schlikerman/Sun-Times
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If you want a bottle of booze in downstate Albion, you have to drive out of town.
But the Edwards County town of less than 2,000 residents is the site of a huge medical marijuana farm.

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New Mexico sets record for Recreational Cannabis sales

Hundreds of Colorado veterans waited in a long line in Denver for free cannabis products. Image: CBS

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DENVER (CBS4) – Hundreds of Colorado veterans waited in a long line in Denver on Saturday for free cannabis products.

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Medical Marijuana business in Texas steadily growing

Toni Richard hugs her son Tyler, 14, at home. Tyler has been on medical marijuana for a year. (Photo: Siobhan McAndrew/RGJ)
 
A year ago it was hard to even count how many seizures Tyler Richard would have in one day.

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2,000 marijuana grow licenses ID'd as potentially illegal, Oklahoma agency says

Kyle Turley played in the NFL for a decade, with stints in New Orleans, St. Louis and Kansas City. Over the years he has struggled with headaches, anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and lights sensitivity -- much of which he believes might stem from the head trauma he suffered during his NFL career. Using marijuana in privacy of his home, Turley says, has helped with all his issues, especially light sensitivity, anxiety and nixing suicidal thoughts. Image: Nelvin C. Cepeda
 
There’s a growing segment of athletes who believe the health benefits to be gained from marijuana outweigh the risks – especially when compared to the opioids they’ve long been prescribed.

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Recreational cannabis bill advances in Minnesota House

High flyer: THC via UAV could soon be taking to Californian skies through medical marijuana firm Trees. Image: Trees via International Business Times
 
Pot smokers in California will soon be able to order marijuana online, pay for it using the virtual currency bitcoin, and have it delivered to them via drone.

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Where will Connecticut’s Marijuana tax go?

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Jonathan Oosting ~ Mlive.com

LANSING, MI — The Michigan Medical Marijuana Law Review Panel voted Friday to recommend adding autism as a qualifying condition fit for treatment under the state law.

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NBA’s Montrezl Harrell busted with three pounds of weed

Cannabis bud and hand.
 
Cincinnati area businesses are already pondering what they should do if Ohio votes this fall to legalize marijuana, including use of medicinal pot on the job.

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Michigan bill would allow people under 21 to work in weed industry

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Despite two years of delays, the state’s first MMJ dispensary is ready to open its doors.

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Legal marijuana is replacing black market weed in this state

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Kieran Nicholson ~ Denver Post ~
 
A Denver-based credit union aiming to become the first of its kind — one created to serve the Colorado marijuana industry — has suffered a setback.

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This brand manufactured over 2 Million Pre-Rolls in 2022

cannabis buds at Denver grow
 
A new study is raising hackles about pot-laced edibles. The statistics really aren't as alarming as they seem.

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What is smoking Cannabis clone like?

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The New York Department of Health is expected to announce either Thursday or Friday which five companies it has selected to award licenses to grow medical marijuana under the Compassionate Care Act.

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'Cannamoms' say using Marijuana makes them better parents

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A Marijuana Impact Council will study the health, economic and social impacts of potentially legalizing cannabis in the state.

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UFC announces it will no longer punish fighters for positive cannabis tests

Chef Coreen Carroll, right, and fiance Ryan Bush host their Canaisseur series dinner pop-up, which pairs gourmet courses with marijuana. Photo by Albert Law. www.porkbellystudio.com
 
At chef Coreen Carroll’s latest pop-up dinner series, people may ask you to “pass the weed,” and no one will think it’s strange.

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U.S., Canadian pot stocks flying high in 2021 as American legalization hopes rise

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Attorneys specializing in marijuana law now have their own division within the State Bar of Michigan.

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Cannabis Users Exercise Much More Than You Think

Reefer Madness, also titled A Burning Question in some prints, was a 1930s propaganda film intended to spook parents about drug use. Image via BU.

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Boston University course surveys America’s pot policy through the decades.

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What’s The Correlation Between Legal Marijuana And Teen Use?

A woman looking for work in the cannabis industry fills out a form in front at the CannaSearch job fair in downtown Denver. File photo from March 13, 2014. Reuters/Rick Wilking/Files
 
Shop owners seek to capitalize not only on the vaping trend, but on the more widespread, and legal, use of medical marijuana.

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2 Marijuana Stocks To Watch Before June 2021

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The New Jersey governor says he would enforce federal laws that criminalize marijuana if elected president.

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