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'It's going to be a party': Weed prepares to host blowout 420 cannabis festival

SEDGWICK — Residents of this sleepy little town in far northeast Colorado smile optimistically when talking about the turn their municipality has taken over the past few years.

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What happens to cannabis scraps?

South Dakota voters could boost funding to teachers and reduce the state's sales tax burden by supporting a ballot measure aimed at legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

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Why Houston's 8th Wonder Brewery is expanding into the Cannabis Business

South Dakota voters could boost funding to teachers and reduce the state's sales tax burden by supporting a ballot measure aimed at legalizing marijuana for recreational use.

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Thai Health Minister signs removal of cannabis and hemp from drug list

More than a quarter of all legal cannabis in North America is sold in California, despite much stricter laws than Colorado or Washington.

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Idaho Senate Passes Bill (SB 1218) To Ban Marijuana Advertising

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Marijuana advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational pot, arguing the move will help solve the state’s notorious budget crisis.

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Will Americans Tolerate Marijuana Odors As Legalization Progresses?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Marijuana advocates are trying to lay the groundwork for Illinois to become the first state in the Midwest and the ninth nationwide to legalize recreational pot, arguing the move will help solve the state’s notorious budget crisis.

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Texas Medical Marijuana Compassionate Use Program Will Now Include Cancer Patients and People with PTSD

Lawmakers are proposing to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois but say the legislation probably won't come up for a vote until next year.

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Germany's homegrown cannabis industry awaits legalisation

Lawmakers are proposing to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois but say the legislation probably won't come up for a vote until next year.

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Medical Marijuana Seen By Some As Successor To Steel In Western Pennsylvania – Cannabis News

BRADDOCK (KDKA) — When the steel jobs left the Mon Valley, towns like Braddock fell into decline. Mayor John Fetterman believes that marijuana may help turn things around. 

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University of Denver adds marijuana business course for spring term – Cannabis News

DENVER – Students at the University of Denver will have a new class to choose from next quarter: The business of marijuana.

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Hemp Entrepreneurship Webinar for Small and Minority-Owned Companies

The projections from the report by New Frontier Data paint a pretty rosy picture for folks interested in entering into the legal cannabis industry.

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California pot growers now eligible for energy discounts offered to other farmers – Cannabis News

In a decision that illustrates how just how far marijuana has moved into the mainstream, California’s largest public utility said it would now offer pot growers the same discounts on energy that it provides other farmers.

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Here's what's driving lawmakers working to legalize recreational pot in 17 more states – Cannabis News

The experiences of Colorado and Washington state — the first two states to legalize the drug still considered illegal under federal law — drive the trend.

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Here's what's driving lawmakers working to legalize recreational pot in 17 more states – Cannabis News

The experiences of Colorado and Washington state — the first two states to legalize the drug still considered illegal under federal law — drive the trend.

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Study Shows Cannabinoids May Help With Pathological Tremors

In just a few months, Parachute will be home to Colorado’s first drive-through marijuana shop.

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NZ medicinal cannabis is facing a looming crisis

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers say the time is ripe for New Mexico to legalize and tax marijuana sales for recreational use as the state grapples with a budget deficit and plunging revenues.

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Letting VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana To Veterans Won’t Cost Anything, Congressional Analysts Say - Cannabis News

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Democratic state lawmakers say the time is ripe for New Mexico to legalize and tax marijuana sales for recreational use as the state grapples with a budget deficit and plunging revenues.

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Marijuana Laws Affecting the Workplace: Tools Employers Can Use to Stay Ahead During High Times

The new and flourishing business of cannabis is drawing large numbers of women execs. Why does marijuana draw a higher percentage of women than many other industries?

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California's marijuana production is already mind boggling – Cannabis News

The estimated value of marijuana is more than the top five leading cash farm receipts for commodities in California combined.

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Seven surprising signs of marijuana’s normalization in America - Cannabis News

ALBANY — People using medical marijuana in New York may soon have more products to choose from and more options on where to buy them.

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