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North Dakota: Medical marijuana supporters make last-minute plea to voters – Cannabis News

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at a town hall on Wednesday in Panora, Iowa.  Image: Associated Press

The mother of a child with epilepsy pressed Ben Carson to voice his stance on medical marijuana in Panora Wednesday.

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7 CBD Skincare Products That Will Change Everything - Cannabis News

Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson speaks at a town hall on Wednesday in Panora, Iowa.  Image: Associated Press

The mother of a child with epilepsy pressed Ben Carson to voice his stance on medical marijuana in Panora Wednesday.

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U.S. Senate Votes To Legalize Hemp After Decades-Long Ban Under Marijuana Prohibition - Cannabis News

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Comedian Stephen Colbert caught Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) off guard late Wednesday night, joking about marijuana.

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The Summer Skinny On CBD Sunscreen - Cannabis News

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Comedian Stephen Colbert caught Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) off guard late Wednesday night, joking about marijuana.

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Researchers in Lebanon Hope to Study Medical Benefits of Cannabis - Cannabis News

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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is stepping down as head of a marijuana company in order to run for president.

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North Dakota: Medical marijuana supporters make last-minute plea to voters – Cannabis News

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Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson is stepping down as head of a marijuana company in order to run for president.

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These Are the Fastest-Trending Cannabis Products in Every State in 2017 - Cannabis News

Bernie Sanders Meets New Hampshire Seniors, October 2015. Image:  Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons

Bernie Sanders has a chance to make history in 2016, and not just by winning the presidential election. Sanders is poised to make some giant leaps toward ending the prohibition of marijuana, which has long been an aim of the left-leaning Vermont Senator.

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Medical cannabis in Colombia: the law and the future

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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.

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Aurora Cannabis teams up with Danish tomato producer to sell pot in Europe

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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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This company has unlocked medical cannabis' mechanism of action in children with autism spectrum disorder

Sen. Rand Paul speaks at a town hall meeting in Ashland, Kentucky in October. Image: Kevin Goldy, The Daily Independent

WASHINGTON, D.C. Among the top contributors to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign are the usual suspects - a financial management firm, a real estate developer, a manufacturer of hand tools.

But Paul is also getting significant support from an unlikely source for a conservative Republican – the marijuana industry.

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An “Essential” Distinction? Medical Versus Recreational Marijuana In The Time Of COVID-19

Sen. Rand Paul speaks at a town hall meeting in Ashland, Kentucky in October. Image: Kevin Goldy, The Daily Independent

WASHINGTON, D.C. Among the top contributors to Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s presidential campaign are the usual suspects - a financial management firm, a real estate developer, a manufacturer of hand tools.

But Paul is also getting significant support from an unlikely source for a conservative Republican – the marijuana industry.

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Missouri Medical Cannabis Faces Delays Due to Testing

Senator Bernie Sanders at a seniors’ center in Manchester, N.H. on October 30, 2015. Image: Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has filed a bill in the Senate seeking to end the federal criminalization of marijuana.

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In Switzerland, High-CBD Cannabis Being Sold Legally as 'Tobacco Substitute'

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio during an appearance at the College of Charleston.  Image: Grace Beahm, Post and Courier

Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio came to the College of Charleston to talk about the country’s future with its future leaders, only to find himself put on the spot by a 79-year-old woman who wanted to know where he stood on legalizing marijuana.

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Maine clarifies new limits on Medical Marijuana providers

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Show-Me Cannabis, the group pushing for legalization of pot, hopes an online commercial campaign will drum up support for medical marijuana.

The goal is to get a medicinal marijuana measure on the November 2016 ballot.

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Recreational marijuana back on ballot in Yellowstone County

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Show-Me Cannabis, the group pushing for legalization of pot, hopes an online commercial campaign will drum up support for medical marijuana.

The goal is to get a medicinal marijuana measure on the November 2016 ballot.

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Backers of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts submit ballot signatures – Marijuana News

BOSTON — Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Massachusetts said they submitted more than enough signatures Tuesday to the secretary of state's office to keep alive their hopes of putting the proposal before voters next year.

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Does Anxiety Qualify for Medical Marijuana in Florida?

John Kasich in New Hampshire, July 2015. Image: Marc Nozell via Wikimedia Commons.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — After nabbing a spot in next week's Republican debate, John Kasich went on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Friday night to share his ideas to a different type of audience.

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Could Amsterdam's days as a Cannabis capital be numbered?

Senator Bernie Sanders at a seniors’ center in Manchester, N.H. on October 30, 2015. Image: Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has filed a bill in the Senate seeking to end the federal criminalization of marijuana.

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Small cannabis entrepreneurs say they can't compete against ‘Walmart of weed'’

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Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Maine agreed on Monday to join forces on one measure to put before voters in 2016.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Growing Demand for Marijuana in the World

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Most of the candidates descending on Boulder for Wednesday’s debate have signaled a desire to end the Republicans’ long-running war on pot.
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