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Jayson Chesler and Alexa Ard, News21 ~ via USAToday.com ~   Research on marijuana’s potential for medicinal use has been hampered for years by federal restrictions, even though nearly half of the states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form.

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch.com ~   Marijuana users on the west coast are running, or walking, away from the popular image of the Jeff Spicoli-like pot smoker.

Josh Harkinson ~ Mother Jones ~ The author of the Cannabis Manifesto dishes on racist drug laws, hemp jewelry, and California's weed-fueled world domination.

Lex Talamo, News21 ~ via OklahomaWatch.org ~ Participating in the marijuana industry may have risks for Native American tribes, like losing federal funding.

Michael Bodley ~ NBCNews.com ~   PHOENIX - The developing national marijuana industry is still sifting through labor disputes long since settled in other lines of work.

Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch.com ~ Marijuana-infused gum enters clinical trials.

Joel Warner ~ High Country News ~ Local officials want Pueblo County, Colorado, to be the best place to grow, but not everyone’s high on the idea.

Meghan Walker ~ Kuow.org ~   It's been a year since the first retail pot shops opened in Washington, and the cost of weed has dropped significantly. But that’s not stopping eager pot entrepreneurs hoping to get in on the budding industry.

Quint Forgey ~ News21 via Al.com ~   Only recently, as the marijuana movement sweeps through statehouses, have previously forgotten and failed laws become political tinder for a new debate in the South.

Lois Weiss ~ New York Post ~ Medical marijuana is taking root in the heart of NYC.

Josh Harkinson ~ Mother Jones ~   The farmers market in the town of Laytonville offers, among other things, an ample supply of heirloom cannabis.

Sean Williams ~ The Motley Fool ~   Here’s a look at three presidential candidates who, through past views and statements, offer the perceived-to-be friendliest approaches to the marijuana industry.

CBC News ~ With only 25 licensed distributors in Canada, teacher Tegan Adams says education a must for industry.

Ricardo Baca ~ The Cannabist ~ Colorado pot taxes: Over the first six months of 2015, the state has pulled in a total of $60.7 million in marijuana taxes, fees.

Ryan Poppe ~ Texas Public Radio ~   Last month, the Texas Department of Public Safety released proposed rules for growing, manufacturing and dispensing cannabis oil.

Ray Stern ~ Phoenix New Times ~   Arizona has reached a marijuana-legalization milestone, with more than 80,000 people now qualified to legally possess, grow, or sell pot for medicinal purposes.