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Pastor Jamal Bryant shares plans to launch Cannabis Business
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Cannabis News
Associated Press  ~   A year after legalization, cannabis tax revenues in the state have topped expectations and sales top $1.4 million per day.
FBI and San Bernardino County sheriff accused of breaking law by seizing marijuana cash
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Politics
Brad Bowman ~ The State Journal ~   Democratic Sen. Perry Clark spoke at the Mensa Annual Gathering in Louisville on Wednesday in an effort to clear the smoke about myths surrounding cannabis. Clark was one of several presenters invited to the four-day Mensa event at the Galt House.
Biden’s Statement on Marijuana Reform: What Does it Mean?
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Politics
Bruce Finley ~ Denver Post ~   Metro Denver’s surging legal marijuana industry means surging energy usage in the region.
Weed is legal in California, but you can still get in trouble. Here’s what you should know
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Cannabis News
The Associated Press ~   DENVER (AP) - Republican presidential hopeful Rand Paul is holding a groundbreaking fundraiser in Denver Tuesday afternoon.
Where Cannabis Legalization efforts stand across the Country
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Medical News
Tim Nelson ~ MPR News ~   When medical cannabis goes on sale for the first time in Minnesota next week, the stores that sell it will have decidedly clinical atmospheres.
Marijuana brands can trademark almost anything, except marijuana – Cannabis News
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Business & Finance
TVNZ.co.nz ~ The family of a New Zealand teenager, who has been in a coma for weeks, believes cannabis oil could save their son – but they need a law change.
Marijuana Legalization In Europe: Is France Next? – Cannabis News
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World News
Karsten Strauss ~ Forbes ~   A growing number of conventional companies are making the decision to branch out, and grab a piece of the cannabis market.
Medical marijuana will get another chance in Nebraska Legislature – Cannabis News
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Nebraska
Andrew M. Seaman ~ Reuters ~    Moderate- or high-quality evidence supports the use of marijuana for some medical conditions, but not for others, according to a fresh review of past research.
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.

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