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California’s legal marijuana will outsell the black market in 5 years, forecast says
U.S. News
California’s black market for marijuana still rakes in more cash than the state’s legal cannabis industry, but a new analysis suggests the dynamic could flip within five years.
Massachusetts is moving forward with marijuana cafes - Cannabis News
U.S. News
As more and more recreational marijuana shops open across Massachusetts, state regulators turned their focus Thursday toward the next frontier of the industry’s rollout: Social consumption establishments.
Pot Industry in California Hit by Wildfires - Cannabis News
U.S. News
Burgeoning recreational marijuana industry is being hit by some of the worst fires in state history.
Adults Are Using Cannabis More Than Ever - Cannabis News
U.S. News
If you think you’re the only one you know lighting up, you probably aren’t.
Arkansas names 5 companies picked to grow medical marijuana - Cannabis News
U.S. News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas took the first step Tuesday toward launching its medical marijuana program, as state regulators named the five businesses they intend to license to grow the drug.
Denver approves first social marijuana license, allowing vaping and edibles in Lincoln Park coffee shop - Cannabis News
U.S. News
A Denver coffee shop received city approval Monday for the nation’s first business license to allow marijuana use by patrons under a 2016 voter-approved initiative.
KS lawmakers consider measure to conduct research into uses of industrial hemp
U.S. News
PLEVNA, Kan. State lawmakers in Kansas are considering measures to conduct research into the uses of industrial hemp. The product comes from a sativa plant, like marijuana, but the hemp plant looks much different and is used to create thousands of products.
Support for marijuana legalization surges to record high, Fox News poll finds - Cannabis News
U.S. News
Support for legalizing marijuana has reached an all-time high, according to a recent poll conducted by Fox News.
In Seattle US old-timers rediscover the high life on cannabis tours - Cannabis News
U.S. News
Forget bingo, tea dances and seaside trips. Residents from a chain of Seattle retirement homes are going on Pot for Beginners tours to learn about – and buy – cannabis in the city, where it’s now legal.
More Businesses Removing Cannabis Testing From Pre-Employment Processes – Cannabis News
U.S. News
The Mountain States Employers Council (MSEC) did a survey in December that indicated a shift in employer attitudes toward cannabis.
California Marijuana Growers Reel From Cannabis Farms Consumed By Wildfires
U.S. News
Joel Warner ~ International Business Times ~   The 2015 wildfire season, among the worst in recent memory, took a major toll on the state’s marijuana industry.
CBN Yourself to Sleep Tonight with These Products
Medical News
Lee Shearer ~ OnlineAthens.com ~ A University of Georgia graduate student used crowdsourcing to take a look at marijuana prices across the country.
Have a little music with your Marijuana
Business & Finance
Nick Allen ~ The Telegraph ~ Growers of medical cannabis say smoke is affecting crops.
Medical Marijuana partially legalized in Kentucky as governor signs executive order
Medical News
Michael Dresser ~ Washington Post ~   A proposal to build a medical marijuana production plant could provide a local economic boost to the region.
15 Biggest U.S. Cities That Will Have Legalized Marijuana in 2018 - Cannabis News
Politics
Jessica Bartlett ~ Boston Business Journal ~   The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals has given conditional approval to open a medical marijuana dispensary on Milk Street.
A Judge accepts the Biden administration's dubious argument for banning Gun possession by Marijuana users
Politics
Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun-Times ~   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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