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Douglas Hanks ~ Miami Herald ~   Miami-Dade commissioners voted Tuesday to let police treat marijuana possession the same way they do littering and loitering — by issuing a civil citation with a $100 fine that keeps the offense out of the criminal system.

Bruce Kennedy~ WeedWorthy ~   Aaron Smith of the National Cannabis Industry Association calls on legal cannabis industry leaders to create a business sector they can be proud of.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   U.S. Representative Diana DeGette says while cannabis reforms have progressed regionally, the campaign for marijuana legalization has a long way to go.

The Associated Press ~   DENVER (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul is holding a groundbreaking fundraiser in Denver Tuesday afternoon.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~    A growing number of women, especially those with degrees in STEM fields, are finding unique opportunities in the legal marijuana sector.

Matthew Rosenberg and Mark Mazzetti ~ New York Times ~   WASHINGTON — For all the aspiring and current spies, diplomats and F.B.I. agents living in states that have liberalized marijuana laws, the federal government has a stern warning: Put down the bong, throw out the vaporizer and lose the rolling papers.

Annie Knox ~ The Salt Lake Tribune ~   Utah families of children with intractable epilepsy say cannabis treatment is a breakthrough; lawmaker plans to push extension.

Dennis Foley ~ WTOP.com ~   Oaksterdam University brings to Washington, D.C. the city’s first certified career training program for candidates seeking to enter the legal cannabis industry.

Joel Warner ~ International Business Times ~   An entrepreneur says his sleek, fully automated “plug ’n’ plant” hydroponic system, controlled via users’ smartphones, will bring cannabis growing out of the closet, or basement.

Tim Nelson ~ MPR News ~   When medical cannabis goes on sale for the first time in Minnesota next week, the stores that sell it will have decidedly clinical atmospheres.

Bruce Kennedy ~ Weedworthy ~   Cannabis businesses and investors gather in Denver for two days of meetings and financial match-making.

Aimee Green ~ Oregon Live ~ Officials say home invasion robberies again could increase when Oregonians begin cultivating marijuana crops in their homes and backyards after July 1.

Karl Baker ~ DelawareOnline ~   Delaware's first medical marijuana dispensary opened Friday, four years after the state Legislature legalized its use.

Tim Evans, Jill Disis and Mark Alesia ~ Indianapolis Star ~   Authorities in Indianapolis warn that anyone caught smoking marijuana at the First Church of Cannabis’ planned service next week could end up arrested.

Jamie Hale ~ OregonLive ~ On July 1, recreational marijuana will officially be legal in Oregon. Some kind of celebration, a commemoration of the occasion, was inevitable.

Ronnie Polaneczky ~ Philly.com ~   A Pennsylvania couple faces charges for possessing and manufacturing marijuana that the young wife used to relieve debilitating symptoms.