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Marijuana vs. Hemp: What's the Difference? – Cannabis News
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National Issues
Tom Huddleston, Jr. ~ Fortune ~ A new survey says cannabis prices in Colorado are dropping, even as the customer base for legal marijuana increases.
Office of Cannabis Policy hosts town-hall Discussion on Industry
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Business & Finance
Melia Robinson ~ Business Insider ~   Edibles could emerge as a multimillion-dollar food industry in the northwestern U.S. in the next few years
Medical Marijuana policies for Schools in the Works
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Politics
Olga Khazan~ The Atlantic ~   As pot laws liberalize, cannabis capitalists eye opportunities for business—and to upend stereotypes. But can white-collar workers handle it, man?
West Texas hemp growers see successful first season as crop is prepared for market
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Business & Finance
Ryan Burns ~ Lost Coast Outpost –   Medical marijuana dispensary workers in Humboldt County, Calif., scramble to stay knowledgeable and up-to-date about their rapidly-changing industry
The man behind Reditus Labs wants to become a destination employer for a lot more than COVID testing
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Technology
Jonah  Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~   Delaware Gov. Jack Markell signed a bill decriminalizing marijuana Thursday night, making Delaware the twentieth state to end jail time for possession of small amounts of the drug.
Kentucky senator backs legalizing marijuana to fund state's pensions crisis - Cannabis News
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Kentucky
Jackie Borchardt ~ Cleveland.com  ~   JOHNSTOWN, Ohio -- Andy Joseph didn't seek the marijuana industry -- it found him.
Elizabeth Warren Wants Marijuana Answers From Trump Health Nominee - Cannabis News
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National Issues
Maggie Lee ~ The Telegraph ~ ATLANTA -- A few hours before Georgia’s medical cannabis registry opened Tuesday morning, the legislator who created it cursed the federal prohibition that makes it necessary.
Cannabis could be boost for Virginia farmers - Cannabis News
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Cannabis News
Lori Geary ~ WSB-TV2 ~   “Tomorrow is going to be a good day,” in an exclusive interview about the launch of Georgia’s medical marijuana cards. 
Majority of New Yorkers support marijuana legalization to combat budget deficit, poll shows - Cannabis News
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Politics
Trevor Hughes ~ USA Today ~   DENVER – Marijuana entrepreneurs rushing into the booming market are running headlong into a patchwork of state-by-state regulations that make it hard to transfer their expertise, brands and staff— and even their profits.
Canada: Medicinal cannabis use can help mitigate symptoms of PTSD, study says
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Medical News
John Lundy ~ TwinCities.com ~   Esko, Minn., teacher Jess Blake is confident medical marijuana will lessen the nausea that comes with treatment for the brain tumor she was diagnosed with in September.
What Is The Best Time Of Day To Get High?
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Cannabis News
Steve Raabe ~ The Denver Post ~   The hype over hemp that erupted last year during Colorado's first sensational flirtations with the marijuana look-alike is now starting to live up to expectations. 
‘Godfather’ Director Francis Ford Coppola Launches Luxury Marijuana Brand - Cannabis News
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Business & Finance
Casey Hrynkow ~ Huffington Post ~   This week saw the start of a public hearing in Vancouver on the proposal to regulate marijuana dispensaries. 
Filmmaking Couple Touches on Medical Marijuana's Social Stigma - Cannabis News
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Culture & Arts
Kate Rogers ~ CNBC ~   Inside a cannabis shop's emerging business model
West Virginia Senate passes medical marijuana bill - Cannabis News
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West Virginia
Jackie Borchardt ~ Cleveland.com ~   COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A task force commissioned by ResponsibleOhio to study the effects of its marijuana legalization plan released its findings here Thursday morning but did not endorse the group's proposed constitutional amendment.
Two Colleges Join New York's Industrial Hemp Farming Program - Cannabis News
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New York
Jonathan Starkey ~ Delaware Online ~   Delaware's first medical marijuana dispensary will open on June 26, more than four years after lawmakers and Gov. Jack Markell first legalized pot for medicinal use.
Illinois recreational weed sales on pace to top $1 billion in 2020 with room to grow
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Business & Finance
Aaron C. Davis ~ The Washington Post ~   House Republicans advanced a budget plan Thursday that would prevent legal sales of marijuana in the District until at least 2017.
Cherokee Leaders Decriminalize Marijuana in North Carolina
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Cannabis News
Joseph Spector ~ Press Connects ~   ALBANY – Patients and state lawmakers on Tuesday made a final push for New York to pass a bill that would provide emergency access to medical marijuana for ill patients.
What Will 2021 Bring For The Global Cannabis Industry?
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Kristen Gwynne ~ Rolling Stone ~   States across the country are struggling to translate their medical marijuana laws into functional programs

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