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The Australian cannabis market is opening up, 5 years after landmark legal changes.
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Business & Finance
Kate Rogers ~ CNBC ~   If there was any doubt about the national momentum on legalized marijuana use in America, consider this. There will be a medicinal marijuana dispensary right off New York City's Union Square come January 2016.
Cannabis Tax Revenue Is Seeing Higher Numbers In The U.S.
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Cannabis News
Katie Lobosco ~ CNN Money ~   For one day and one day only, you can get a 10% discount on recreational marijuana in Colorado. September 16 is a pot tax holiday, thanks to a quirky state law.
Does The New MORE Act Have A Better Chance Of Passing?
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Politics
Anjali Shastry ~ Washington Times ~ South Carolina voters overwhelmingly say their state’s own medical marijuana law should trump federal enforcement, said a new poll being released Thursday.
What Will Australian Import Changes Mean for Local Cannabis Growers?
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World News
Tyler Carter ~ KSNT.com ~   TOPEKA (KSNT) — A nationwide argument between the veterans’ administration and groups which represent the rights of veterans emerged in Topeka Tuesday.
Inside story: World’s first cannabis artist-in-residence shares his year of weed immersion - Cannabis News
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Culture & Arts
Nicola Swanborough ~ Epilepsysociety.org.uk ~   The latest trials of cannabis in the treatment of children with epilepsy suggest a pure form of the drug may be of benefit.
Support for marijuana legalization surges to record high, Fox News poll finds - Cannabis News
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U.S. News
Julie Weed ~ Forbes ~   While many retirees spend time in their gardens, 82-year-old Florence Childs has chosen to work with another kind of plant.
Jamaican farmers just harvested their first legal cannabis crop
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World News
Gogo Lidz ~ Irish Examiner ~   It seems fitting that a plant called Mary Jane could smash the patriarchy.
Denver approves first social marijuana license, allowing vaping and edibles in Lincoln Park coffee shop - Cannabis News
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U.S. News
Angus Chen ~ NPR.org ~   The Pet Poison Helpline, a 24-hour pet poison control center, has seen a fourfold increase in calls concerning pets experiencing marijuana intoxication over the past three years.
How Weed Edibles Are Shedding Their Stigma In The Food World - Cannabis News
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Culture & Arts
Jonah Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~   Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is set to become the first ever sitting senator to give a keynote speech for a cannabis industry conference later in September, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
Can Cannabis Help Patients In Pain Avoid Opioids? Many Are Trying - Cannabis News
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Medical News
Jonathan Oosting ~ MLive.com ~ LANSING, MI — Marijuana legalization is a "terrible idea," according to Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose home state will see a pot proposal on the ballot this fall.
Massachusetts is moving forward with marijuana cafes - Cannabis News
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U.S. News
Scott Keyes ~ The Guardian ~   Alcohol businesses are seeing ‘phenomenal growth’ alongside marijuana industry in Colorado, dispelling concerns that consumers prefer pot over booze.
Wasn’t the DEA Going to Let Others Grow Research-Grade Cannabis?
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Science
Kathleen Burke ~ Marketwatch.com ~ With the recent stock market volatility, it’s difficult to know which industries will weather the storm. However, there’s one potential way to stay in the green.
California’s legal marijuana will outsell the black market in 5 years, forecast says
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Jim Dallke ~ ChicagoInno.streetwise.co ~   Medical marijuana is officially growing--both literally and figuratively--in the state of Illinois, with cultivation centers producing strains that are expected to harvest around October.
Napa County Ballot to Include Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation
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Maureen Hayden, CNHI ~ News and Tribune ~   ROMNEY  – The high fence surrounding a Purdue University research farm here was installed to keep out pesky deer, but this summer it served a second purpose: Keeping federal drug agents at bay.
California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains
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Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services ~ azdailysun.com ~   PHOENIX -- If some Arizona nurses get their way, medical marijuana will become available as early as next year to treat everything from arthritis and autism to Tourette's syndrome and traumatic brain injury.
Marijuana addiction is a real thing
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Cannabis News
Bill Laitner ~ Detroit Free Press ~ Medical marijuana was OK’d by Michigan voters with a 63% yes vote in 2008, yet implementation is always controversial.
51-foot marijuana joint coming to Philly for the DNC – Cannabis News
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Activism
Tim Devaney ~ The Hill ~   The majority of Republican voters in the first caucus and primary states are voicing their support for a GOP presidential candidate who backs marijuana reform.
Cannabinoids: The chemistry behind cannabis – Cannabis News
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Science
Ricardo Baca  ~ Denver Post ~ Two new hemp-based product lines are coming from Colorado's Dixie Brands: Therabis is CBD-infused supplements for pets; Aceso has three formulas for human consumption.

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