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High and Mighty Report: U.S. Cannabis Retail Sales Exceeded $37.5 Million on 4/20 – Marijuana News
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Business & Finance
Total U.S. cannabis retail sales on the festive occasion exceeded $37.5 million, marking an almost 30 percent spike in retail transactions since last year’s 4/20 bonanza.
Women and Cannabis: What Nobody Is Talking About
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Business & Finance
PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) - The Drug Enforcement Administration has approved a first-of-its-kind trial to study the effects of medical marijuana as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.
California Moves Toward Psychedelic Drug Decriminalization with Sensational New Bill
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Politics
In states where it is legal to use medical marijuana to manage chronic pain and other conditions, the annual number of deaths from prescription drug overdose is 25 percent lower than in states where medical marijuana remains illegal, new research suggests.
Indoor cannabis grow centers responsible for 10% of industrial electricity consumption in Massachusetts
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Business & Finance
DENVER — Normally, when a company based in one state wants to sell products in another state, it starts calling truckers. For Strainz, a Las Vegas marijuana company, it was more complicated.
How nuclear power and hemp can help solve scarcity
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Technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted GW Pharmaceuticals Plc's experimental cannabis-derived epilepsy drug "orphan" status for a third group of patients affected by a rare form of the disease.
Stoners just don’t need this much stuff
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Cannabis News
As Congress members become more aware of changing public and political opinion on cannabis, federal leadership is still sorely lacking, which plays out in the ongoing conflict between state and federal marijuana policies.
Tourists In D.C. Can Now Legally Buy Weed As Mayor Bowser Signs Legislation Allowing MMJ Self-Certification
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Cannabis News
Clinton says she'd make major reforms to cannabis laws if elected president.
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield team up to launch ear-shaped marijuana edibles after their infamous bite fight in 1997
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Business & Finance
Campaigning for president in the liberal oasis of Madison, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont rose to the defense of marijuana.
Missouri Cannabis Activists to Unveil Adult Use Initiative for 2022
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Politics
With only 22 primaries and caucuses left and the general election fast approaching, some college students are looking beyond typical candidate platforms to determine their choice for president.
What happens if you try to sneak edibles onto a plane?
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Cannabis News
Emphasizing the need to honor California’s farmers and their unique challenges, The California Way advertising blitz is supplemented by digital ad placements on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Can cannabis help people living with bipolar disorder?
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Medical News
Pennsylvania makes 24. By signing the legislation on Sunday, Gov. Tom Wolf put the commonwealth in the company of 23 other states plus the District of Columbia that have legalized marijuana for medical use.
Rare disciplinary case against Pa. doctor offers glimpse into the big business of Medical Marijuana cards
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Medical News
Is cannabis the next Internet? That's the bold claim made by Canada-based Tokyo Smoke CEO Alan Gertner.
California State Awards $30 Million to Study Cannabis
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Technology
A group of more than 50 physicians, including a former surgeon general and faculty members at some of the nation's leading medical schools, has formed the first national organization of doctors to call on states and the federal government to legalize and regulate the use of marijuana in the interest of public health.
Pardoning those convicted of Marijuana offenses the right thing to do
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Politics
What does this somewhat anonymous legislation seek to do and what would it mean for state policy toward medical marijuana?
Why Does Marijuana Make Some People Faint?
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Medical News
Pennsylvania was poised to become the 24th U.S. state to legalize marijuana use for medical purposes after state legislators on Wednesday approved a bill that Democratic Governor Tom Wolf has promised to sign.
Lu-wow! Hawaii Just Launched a New Medical Marijuana Program for Visitors
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Politics
The medical cannabis market , despite an ongoing battle for its legalization in other states, is poised to exceed $40 billion worth of revenues over the next 10 years.
New Poll: Seventy-Percent Of Americans Support Marijuana Legalization
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Cannabis News
To hear Troy Dayton tell it, California is on the brink of a gold rush — or, more specifically, a green rush. While insiders are working behind the scenes to put the question of recreational marijuana to voters on the November ballot, investors and business owners throughout the Golden State are getting ready to jump into the recreational pot business.
House passes bill permitting weed ads on TV and radio
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Politics
Federal authorities have announced that they are reviewing the possibility of loosening the classification of marijuana, and if this happens, it could have a far-reaching impact on how the substance is used in medical settings, experts said.

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