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Meena Thiruvengadam ~ Yahoo Finance ~   Less than a month after holding a fundraiser on the sidelines of a Colorado marijuana conference, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is joining the fight to give America’s growing legal marijuana industry access to banking services.

Edward O'Brien ~ Montana Public Radio ~   A part-time sports reporter and medical marijuana patient from Glendive says legalizing pot for recreational use would be an economic boon for Montana.

Tim Devaney ~ The Hill ~   Pot shops would have access to banks under new legislation in the Senate.

Nevin Martell ~ Washington City Paper ~   A District company has introduced five so-called medibles for medical marijuana patients.

Stephanie Wang and Michael Anthony Adams ~ IndyStar.com ~ Legal experts question whether church can overcome hurdles in challenging Indiana's marijuana laws.

Mark Reagan ~ San Antonio Current ~   People with a variety of medical ailments are leaving Texas for treatment in Colorado.

Reuters ~   Chile took a step forward in decriminalizing the use of cannabis on Tuesday after the lower house of Congress approved by a wide margin a bill that seeks to change the law in the South American country.

Natalie McDonald ~ PhillyVoice.com ~ Here’s what happens when you combine cannabis and a drag queen with an outspoken marijuana activist.

Web Staff ~ KWGN ~   DENVER — Colorado’s booming marijuana industry is getting around a ban on some advertising by sponsoring some sections of Colorado highways with new signs.

Tim Devaney ~ The Hill ~   Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) is facing pressure to back reforms to marijuana laws from advocates in her home state.

Joseph Edwards ~ WREX ~   The group says its goal is to serve as a credible voice and valued resource for the Illinois cannabis industry.

Matt A.V. Chaban ~ New York Times ~   A former Wall Street analyst believes hemp-based building materials can transform both agriculture and construction throughout New York.

Tim Rearden ~ Newsnet5.com ~   The initiative, which would expunge criminal records for past cannabis convictions if marijuana becomes legal, received the necessary 1,000 signatures from registered Ohio voters.

Kassondra Cloos ~ Colorado Springs Gazette ~   As the number of medical marijuana shops and dispensary-related crimes in Colorado Springs has fallen over the past five years, medical pot tax revenue in El Paso County has soared.

Allison Manning ~ Boston.com ~   You may have a passion for the product, but getting the go-ahead to start growing and selling marijuana in Massachusetts can be a long, expensive and difficult path.

Jessi Rae ~ WeedWorthy ~   Despite changes in other states when it comes to marijuana legalization, the political and cultural landscape in Kansas makes local analysts doubt whether similar progress can take place there.