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Ian Goldstein ~ Entertainment Weekly ~   When Kimmel asked the presidential candidate where he stood on the legalization of marijuana, Sanders discussed the excessive amount of American citizens in prison for marijuana use and emphasized putting an end to the war on drugs.

Elahe Izadi ~ Washington Post ~   The number of adults using marijuana more than doubled in recent years, according to new research culling data from two massive surveys.

Bob Young ~ Seattle Times ~   A lofty lecture series for stoned people aims to shatter some stereotypes, but also raises the question: Are people really more creative and open-minded when high?

Tami Tremblay ~ KTVB.com ~   Only those with the most severe cases of epilepsy will be selected to take part in an Idaho cannabis oil program.

Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~   In a strongly-worded new report out Tuesday, researchers at the Brookings Institution call on the federal government to eliminate roadblocks to medical marijuana research in the U.S.

Paul Ausick ~ 24/7 Wall St. ~   Canada’s new prime minister has promised his Liberal Party will legalize marijuana across the entire country.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   The Arizona-based creator of Juicy Rips says his products show how open the legal marijuana industry and its consumers are to innovation.

Amber Jamieson ~ New York Post  ~   The city is getting higher by the day — and we’re not talking about Manhattan skyscrapers.

Eric Hartley ~ Las Vegas Review-Journal ~   Among the more than 11,000 people with state-issued patient cards are the very young and very old. They include people living with cancer, HIV, seizures, glaucoma or other conditions.

Edgar Thompson, Brendan Sonnone and Shannon Green ~ Orlando Sentinel ~   Schools are stuck enforcing the rules of a college-football system that hasn't embraced some of society's growing acceptance of marijuana use.

Thad Moore ~ Washington Post ~   Tobacco isn’t the reliable cash crop it once was. And that has hundreds of other farmers across the South revisiting a plant from deep in the region’s past: industrial hemp.

Barry Petersen ~ CBS News ~   Four states already allow recreational pot, but approved medical marijuana first. Now, Ohio could make history by legalizing both at the same time, and the pro-marijuana camp is ramping up as the days until the vote are counting down.

Louise Yaxley ~  ABC.net.au ~   The Federal Government has announced it will legalise the growing of cannabis for medicinal purposes.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   Denver’s Fourth Corner Credit Union launched last year as an answer to the legal marijuana industry’s inability to access financial institutions. But the Fed had other plans.

Jeremy Cox, The (Salisbury, Md.) Daily Times ~ via USAToday.com ~   PRINCESS ANNE, Md. -- Somerset County could soon be home to one of Maryland's first medical marijuana facilities.

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch ~    If you’re a small-business owner and marijuana has been legalized in your state, should you care?