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Perry Stein ~ Washington Post ~   It’s been five months since marijuana was legalized in D.C., and now there’s a public opportunity to show off, if you’ve been letting that liberty take root.

Natalie Schachar ~ Los Angeles Times ~   Fifteen years after Hawaii legalized medical marijuana, the state plans to begin licensing pot dispensaries.

Electa Draper~ Denver Post ~ Colorado declines to become 10th state to include condition in medical marijuana program.

Rochelle Olson ~ Star Tribune ~   State officials expect enrollment to keep growing; 276 patients are already certified.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   Industry experts are watching carefully as more people ingest, rather than smoke,  their cannabis.

Rebekka Schramm ~ CBS46.com ~   BROOKHAVEN, GA (CBS46) - For the first time, Georgia families are picking up state-issued cards that allow them to legally possess cannabis oil as a treatment for certain medical conditions.

Clifton B. Parker ~ Stanford University ~ Stanford law students offer an analysis on how California could most effectively implement marijuana legalization for recreational use if voters approve ballot measures on the issue in 2016.

Natalie Grover ~ Reuters ~   As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the "high" road.

Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~   A new study looks at the potential, positive impact of medical marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain.

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~   DENVER — A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits.

Sheldon Gardner ~ St. Augustine Record   A local nursery is being considered for a license from the state’s health department,  to grow a cannabis strain that’s been used to treat a variety of medical ailments.

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   Texas-based Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP) is looking to educate fellow GOP members, as well as the party’s leadership and its grassroots activists.

James Doubek ~ NPR.org ~   The legal cannabis industry is using favorable public opinion and a newly legal cash flow to try to transform itself into a force in national politics.

FOX 12 Staff ~ KPTV.com   ~   The airport is allowing travelers to board with the legal amount of marijuana on flights that take off and land within Oregon's borders.

Stacey Knott ~ Stuff.co.nz ~   Alex Renton sparked a national debate about medicinal cannabis while in a coma, his sister has told the teen's memorial service.

Jamie Hale ~ OregonLive.com ~ Recreational marijuana may now be legal in Oregon, but it’s still forbidden at the state’s famous festival.