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High Tide subsidiary Blessed CBD launches sales of hemp-derived CBD products on Amazon UK
Business & Finance
Could cannabis’ anti-inflammatory properties protect against the development of alcoholic liver disease?
Southwest Missouri cannabis entrepreneurs are going public with their ideas - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
Quite a few states could pass marijuana laws this year. Legalization has been a slow but steady process in recent years.
Minnesota: State's report on medical marijuana termed 'clinically significant and promising' - Cannabis News
Medical News
Four in 10 Minnesotans who have taken medical marijuana (cannabis) for intractable pain report that their pain has eased by 30 percent or more, according to a report released Thursday by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH).
American Legion Pushes Congress On Medical Marijuana At Hearing - Cannabis News
Politics
The leader of the U.S.’s largest military veterans organization pressed Congress to allow the use of medical marijuana during a hearing on Wednesday.
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.
Jamaican farmers just harvested their first legal cannabis crop
World News
  After a century of prohibition, ganja is now growing legally in the island nation.
Nevada Makes $30 Million In Marijuana Taxes During First Six Months Of Sales - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
The Silver State’s marijuana industry is still in its infancy, but the cannabis market has raked in more than $30 million in tax revenue for the state so far.
Native American tribes cut out of California market might grow their own - Cannabis News
California
American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California’s legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by establishing pot businesses outside the state-regulated system that is less than two months old.
Black Swan: rare Jamaican cannabis strain could treat pancreatic cancer - Cannabis News
Science
American Indian tribes that say they have been cut out of California’s legal marijuana market have raised the possibility of going their own way by establishing pot businesses outside the state-regulated system that is less than two months old.
Michigan veterinarians want authority to discuss CBD, marijuana products with pet owners - Cannabis News
Cannabis News
At their annual meeting, pro-pot governors say the AG isn't stopping them from advancing plans for medical and recreational legalization.
Canada: Shoppers Drug Mart signs marijuana supply deal with Aurora Cannabis
Business & Finance
The pharmacy chain's parent company applied in October 2016 for a license to dispense medical marijuana.
New Mexico State Legislators Stall on Legal Cannabis
Politics
The American Legion wants the federal government to focus on cannabis as potential treatment for PTSD and other ailments.
Veterans group ratchets up pressure on White House and Congress to support medical marijuana research - Cannabis News
Activism
The American Legion wants the federal government to focus on cannabis as potential treatment for PTSD and other ailments.
Canada: O Cannabis! New post-secondary courses for weed industry jobs
World News
“It’s just like when prohibition was ended. This is an utterly unique opportunity in the market. These don’t come along very often.”

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