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Thailand Is on the fast-track to legalizing Medical Marijuana
World News
Thailand is on the fast track to legalizing medical marijuana, the country's Narcotics Control Board director, Sirinya Sitdhichai, announced this week. 
Ex-NFL Players Create Parody Commercials to Call Out Anti-Marijuana Policies - Cannabis News
Sports
Several former NFL players have made statements criticizing the league for enforcing rules that ban medical marijuana while being completely fine with athletes using dangerous prescription painkillers.
New York Considers Expanding Its Medical Marijuana Program to All - Cannabis News
Politics
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, father of the Compassionate Care Act, wants doctors to be able to recommend cannabis for any condition.
What’s Next for New England Cannabis Legislation After Vermont? - Cannabis News
National Issues
Trends are becoming clear in New England, where three states have now legalized recreational marijuana.
What’s Next for New England Cannabis Legislation After Vermont? - Cannabis News
Politics
Trends are becoming clear in New England, where three states have now legalized recreational marijuana.
Hemp farmers hope marijuana legalization in Canada will benefit business
Cannabis News
Hemp growers hope the federal government’s marijuana legislation will allow them to harvest all parts of the hemp plant.
‘Cellular Agriculture’ Could Be the Future of Cannabis - Cannabis News
Hi-Tech
Cultivators take the DNA of a specified cannabinoid and recreate it in a different form.
Oregon: In the shadow of marijuana, hemp industry is starting to develop - Cannabis News
Cannabis News
“The market (for hemp) is basically every human and every animal on the planet,” said Matt Cyrus, president of the Deschutes County Farm Bureau.
A family of doctors helps reinvent medical marijuana - Cannabis News
Medical News
The Knoxes are a clan of four doctors living in Oregon and California who specialize in medical marijuana. They seem to be doing quite well selling something that is illegal in many states, working with those they know best.
Ohio Is Having Trouble Finding Producers for Cannabis Edibles Market - Cannabis News
Law & Crime
Greece's parliament is expected to approve the medical use of cannabis in the coming weeks, a deputy minister said Sunday, adding that the change would attract investment to the country.
Huckleberry Hill Farms on what’s at stake for legacy cannabis growers
Business & Finance
"In the last week there's been a groundswell of support to include this amendment in appropriations legislation," Rep. Jared Polis said.
How an Israeli university is researching the ways cannabis can treat obesity - Cannabis News
Medical News
Cannabis could have a role in treating obesity-related fatty liver disease, according to a Hebrew University project that has been awarded funding by a UK-Israeli startup.
Gov. Phil Scott Says He'll Sign Bill Legalizing Marijuana in Vermont - Cannabis News
Politics
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said Thursday that, barring unforeseen technicalities, he will sign the bill legalizing personal cultivation and possession of marijuana.
The grass is green for careers in cannabis research - Cannabis News
Science
Few people have specific training in cannabis, so employers look for related knowledge and experience and a desire and ability to learn a new field quickly.
Poll finds strong support for medical marijuana in South Carolina - Cannabis News
South Carolina
A recent poll has found strong support for medical marijuana legislation in South Carolina.
These Marijuana Stocks Are Building More Momentum In June
Business & Finance
Legalizing marijuana nationwide would create at least $132 billion in tax revenue and more than a million new jobs across the United States in the next decade, according to a new study.

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