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Tessa Stuart ~ Rolling Stone ~   Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he supports removing marijuana from the federal government's list of outlawed drugs.

Lisa Chedekel ~ BU Today ~   The less restrictive cannabis landscape has not led to an increase in marijuana use by adolescents, according to a new study coauthored by BU School of Public Health researchers.

Tiffany Mraz ~ KPHO.com ~   PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) - Some former NFL players think marijuana is the answer to chronic pain, head injuries and saving lives. 

Alexandra Posadzki ~ The Canadian Press via GlobalNews.ca ~   Friendlier laws on medical marijuana use in Canada are already drawing American investment north of the border, and the trend is likely to further ignite if the federal Liberals make good on their promise to allow recreational use of the drug.

Joshua Green ~ Bloomberg ~   Most of the candidates descending on Boulder for Wednesday’s debate have signaled a desire to end the Republicans’ long-running war on pot.

Steven Nelson ~ U.S. News & World Report ~ Authorities claim the plants were marijuana, not hemp – but evidence is lacking.

Scott Malone and Sharon Bernstein ~ Reuters ~   Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Maine agreed on Monday to join forces on one measure to put before voters in 2016.

Tricia L. Nadolny ~ Philly.com ~ In the year since the city decriminalized possession and use of small amounts of marijuana, arrests have fallen nearly 75 percent.

Joel Warner ~ International Business Times ~   The 2015 wildfire season, among the worst in recent memory, took a major toll on the state’s marijuana industry.

Melissa Santos ~ NewsTribune.com ~   Researchers at Washington State University say they think they are about a year away from having a portable breath test that police can use to detect if someone has recently consumed marijuana.

Kevin Schultz ~ SFGate.com ~   Suzanne Kisting’s burly 10-year-old, 120-pound St. Bernard, Moose, hobbled down the 40 stairs of her former Inner Sunset District apartment every morning, crippled by pain from severe arthritis.

Travis Khachatoorian ~ KTUU.com ~   ANCHORAGE – While many health officials are mulling over the best way to tackle the spice epidemic in Anchorage, one resident says handing out free marijuana may be the answer.

Julie Carr Smyth ~ Associated Press ~   COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- So a few states out West and a couple cities on the East Coast have voted to legalize marijuana. Does that mean legal pot can fly in the heartland?

Kate Smith ~ Bloomberg ~   Washington State expects marijuana sales taxes to bring in more than $1 billion over the next four years, according to a budget forecast published by the Office of Financial Management.

Kristen Gwynne ~ Rolling Stone ~   Unless you live in the South, recreational weed is coming to a state near you.

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~    DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has received a setback from the Federal Reserve.