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Dennis Mitzner ~ TechCrunch ~   Known for its dynamic tech startups, agricultural innovations, and security solutions, Israel could soon add cannabis powerhouse to the list, thanks to domestic efforts to decriminalize the drug… and a push to use it as a medical export.

Garin Flowers ~ WTSP.com ~   PARRISH, Fla. -- When you pull up to the home of Bob and Cathy Jordan and see a FLCAN sign, you know exactly what they stand for.

Julie Weed ~ Forbes ~   While many retirees spend time in their gardens, 82-year-old Florence Childs has chosen to work with another kind of plant.

Gogo Lidz ~ Irish Examiner ~   It seems fitting that a plant called Mary Jane could smash the patriarchy.

Jamie Hale ~ OregonLive.com ~ The Oregon State Fair might need to break out some green ribbons – marijuana is moving in.

Rachel Dubrovin ~ KSPR.com ~   Supporters rally in downtown Springfield Friday night.

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.