WeedLife News Network

Craig Hlavaty ~ Chron.com ~   Texas country music legend and pot prophet Willie Nelson has found an investor for his Willie's Reserve private marijuana label.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   The Senator from New York says the federal government needs to reform laws affecting marijuana’s medical use, allowing states to determine their own medical marijuana programs.

Nicole Bitette ~ NY Daily News ~   For one day, Brooklyn will have its own Great Weed Way.

Kirsten Swanson ~ KOAT.com ~ ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Albuquerque’s city council has voted 5-4 in favor of decriminalizing the possession of 1 ounce or less of pot.

AFP ~ San Francisco (AFP) - Snoop Dogg is rolling his love for cannabis into a new lifestyle website intended to be an online "encyclopedia" for anything anyone would want to know about pot.

Scott Keyes ~ The Guardian ~ Legal marijuana tax revenues have been breaking records in Colorado this summer, nearly doubling monthly numbers from last year and on pace to exceed projections of legal sales that bring revenue back to the state.

Tom Huddleston, Jr. ~ Fortune.com ~ Jeb Bush certainly wasn’t the first presidential candidate to admit having smoked weed. Here are 15, including a few who ultimately became president.

Kyle Potter ~ Associated Press ~   ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Just two months after Minnesota launched its medical marijuana program, some patients turned off by high costs say they are back to buying the drug illegally because it's the only way they can afford it.

Kirk Johnson ~ New York Times ~   As it prepares to begin retail marijuana sales next month, Oregon is blazing a profoundly new trail, legal experts and marijuana business people said, to rethink cannabis-related violations.

Oscar Pascual ~ SFGate.com ~   Ronda Rousey just made it known that she’s against drug testing for marijuana.

Kenneth R. Gosselin ~ Hartford Courant ~ The state wants to add as many as three medical marijuana dispensaries — especially in New Haven and Fairfield counties — and now there are 19 proposals for rolling out the expansion.

 Jamie McGee ~ The Tennessean ~   Marijuana is illegal in Tennessee, but when and if the law changes, the business opportunities will be vast — along with the risks.

Lindsey Bartlett ~ Westword ~   The Doggfather himself made a public service announcement wishing everyone in Colorado a happy pot tax holiday.

Jonathan Oosting ~ MLive.com ~ LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Cannabis Coalition still isn't saying much about its investors, but it's learning a lot about supporters who are signing its petition to legalize recreational marijuana for adults. 

Valentina Zarya ~ Fortune ~   How did rock star Melissa Etheridge become the keynote speaker for the leading cannabis business event?

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   Cannabis industry representatives are looking back to 2014’s successes, as they prepare for the 2016 election cycle.