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Niraj Chokshi ~ Washington Post ~   State lawmakers are calling on the federal government to change its drug laws to let states experiment with marijuana and hemp policy.

Nina Mehlhaf ~ KGW.com ~   PORTLAND, Ore. -- After just one week of recreational marijuana sales, Oregon dispensaries have raked in an estimated $11 million.

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch.com ~ Federal regulations force businesses into cash-only operations.

Gordon Friedman ~ Statesman Journal ~   At least two collective bargaining contracts between Oregon cannabis workers and the dispensaries that employ them have been signed, and more are expected to partake in collective bargaining as the industry develops.

Robert McCoppin ~ Chicago Tribune ~   An Illinois panel voted Wednesday to recommend that medical marijuana be available for people who suffer from four different pain conditions and osteoarthritis.

Jackie Borchardt, Northeast Ohio Media Group - via Cleveland.com ~ COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is suing the city of Toledo over a new voter-approved city ordinance that reduces penalties for marijuana possession and other drug crimes.

John M. Glionna ~ Los Angeles Times ~   Step aside, Comedy Central. Beat it, MTV. Eat your heart out, Food Channel.

Texas News Service via the El Paso Herald-Post ~   AUSTIN, Texas – Seventy-four percent of Texas adults say the maximum punishment for being caught with pot should be changed from a criminal penalty to a ticket or fine, according to a new poll conducted by The Texas Lyceum.

Marlene Busko ~ Medscape.com ~   DENVER — Family physicians voted to support the "decriminalization of the possession of marijuana for personal use" here at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) 2015 Congress of Delegates, but stopped short of supporting legalization; they want solid evidence on its effect on health first.

David Migoya and Ricardo Baca ~ The Denver Post ~ New rule would limit industry's choice of pesticides to only those already allowed for use on food for human consumption.

CTVNews.ca ~   The debate over marijuana use in Canada has emerged in the federal election, pitting Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau squarely against Conservative Leader Stephen Harper over legalization.

Ted Shorack ~ BendBulletin.com ~ Medical marijuana dispensaries remained busy throughout the weekend after opening their doors for recreational sales Thursday.

Associated Press  ~   The state's restrictive law doesn't allow people to grow their own, so only state-approved cultivation centers with rigid security systems will sell to dispensaries.

Matt Caron ~ WWLP.com ~   NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WWLP) – Friday was the official grand opening ceremony for western Massachusetts’ first medical marijuana dispensary. 

Geoffrey Mohan ~ Los Angeles Times ~   Pot growers have been put on notice by state regulators that they will have to follow the same rules as the rest of the agriculture industry in protecting the state's drought-stricken water supply.

The Motley Fool ~ California and Florida could both pass legalized marijuana measures next year.