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Angus Chen ~ NPR.org ~   The Pet Poison Helpline, a 24-hour pet poison control center, has seen a fourfold increase in calls concerning pets experiencing marijuana intoxication over the past three years.

Keith Coffman ~ Reuters ~   Supporters of a Denver ballot initiative to allow marijuana use at bars and other establishments have pulled the measure after city leaders and business groups agreed to discuss a compromise, the pro-pot group said on Thursday.

Jonah Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~   Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is set to become the first ever sitting senator to give a keynote speech for a cannabis industry conference later in September, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.

Eddie Miller ~ TechCrunch.com ~   Technology will play a huge role in the cannabis industry’s future legitimacy.

Kay Lazar ~ The Boston Globe ~ Facility in Salem reports 1,500 patients in 2 months.

Jack Healy ~ New York Times ~   DENVER — Whether bought from a downtown shop or cadged from a friend’s basement greenhouse, legal marijuana is easy to find in Colorado. Places to smoke it, not so much.

Kathleen Willcox ~ VinePair.com ~ There’s been a lot of buzz about pot and wine recently.

Jonathan Oosting ~ MLive.com ~ LANSING, MI — Marijuana legalization is a "terrible idea," according to Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose home state will see a pot proposal on the ballot this fall.

Rob Waugh ~ Metro.co.uk ~ The first legal marijuana pills have gone on sale in Europe – and are available now via an online store.

Scott Keyes ~ The Guardian ~   Alcohol businesses are seeing ‘phenomenal growth’ alongside marijuana industry in Colorado, dispelling concerns that consumers prefer pot over booze.

Associated Press ~   More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.

Kathleen Burke ~ Marketwatch.com ~ With the recent stock market volatility, it’s difficult to know which industries will weather the storm. However, there’s one potential way to stay in the green.

Jim Dallke ~ ChicagoInno.streetwise.co ~   Medical marijuana is officially growing--both literally and figuratively--in the state of Illinois, with cultivation centers producing strains that are expected to harvest around October.

 Brooke Borel ~ The Atlantic ~   A side effect of a federal drug law has left legal pot farmers without any approved pesticides—and as a result, many have turned to harmful chemicals to protect their crops.

Sean Williams ~ The Motley Fool ~   The issue of medical marijuana and zero-tolerance workplace policies remains a major obstacle for cannabis advocates.

Maureen Hayden, CNHI ~ News and Tribune ~   ROMNEY  – The high fence surrounding a Purdue University research farm here was installed to keep out pesky deer, but this summer it served a second purpose: Keeping federal drug agents at bay.