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Molly Mulshine ~ Tech Insider ~   A marijuana dispenser in Colorado is modeling his career after an unlikely business hero: TV dinner tycoon Clarence Birdseye, who practically invented the frozen food industry thanks to his dual interests in food preservation and inventing new technology.

Ariana Eunjung Cha ~ Washington Post ~   With the widespread availability of marijuana in recent years thanks to its legalization in a growing number of states, there has been increasing concern about the long-term health consequences on teens who might be able to get easier access to it illegally.

James Dornbrook ~ Kansas City Business Journal ~   The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds itself in the middle of a heated debate about the legalization of marijuana, as the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the industry.

Matthew Fleming ~ Roll Call ~ Even though Senate support for a medical marijuana bill is building, it’s not getting the support it needs.

Siobhan McAndrew ~ Reno Gazette-Journal ~   A year ago it was hard to even count how many seizures Tyler Richard would have in one day.

Jonathan Oosting ~ Mlive.com LANSING, MI — The Michigan Medical Marijuana Law Review Panel voted Friday to recommend adding autism as a qualifying condition fit for treatment under the state law.

Fatima Hussein ~ Cincinnati.com ~   Cincinnati area businesses are already pondering what they should do if Ohio votes this fall to legalize marijuana, including use of medicinal pot on the job.

Kieran Nicholson ~ Denver Post ~   A Denver-based credit union aiming to become the first of its kind — one created to serve the Colorado marijuana industry — has suffered a setback.

Madison Margolin ~ Village Voice ~   The New York Department of Health is expected to announce either Thursday or Friday which five companies it has selected to award licenses to grow medical marijuana under the Compassionate Care Act.

Jilian Mincer  ~ Reuters ~   Shop owners seek to capitalize not only on the vaping trend, but on the more widespread, and legal, use of medical marijuana.

Terrence Dopp ~ Bloomberg.com   The New Jersey governor says he would enforce federal laws that criminalize marijuana if elected president.

Dan Reilly ~ Fortune.com ~   Using cutting-edge technology, Potbotics wants to change how the medical marijuana industry treats patients.

Christopher S Hopper ~ 11Alive.com ~ Erin Cleveland continues the journey to improving her 2-year-old daughter Lainey's life.

Paris Achen ~ Burlington Free Press ~ The number of Vermont residents using dispensaries has increased six-fold since 2013.

Jesse Paul  ~ The Denver Post ~ Levy Thamba, 19, leaped to his death last year after eating marijuana-infused cookies.

 Will Yakowicz ~ Inc.com ~   Entrepreneurs are trying to boost sales by steering pot toward the Whole Foods crowd.

Jennifer Bogdan ~ Providence Journal ~   The number of patients enrolled in the state's medical marijuana program has exploded in the past two and half years, more than doubling from 4,849 in 2013 to 11,620 today.

Rebecca Shabad  ~ The Hill ~   The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday voted 16-14 on an amendment that would prevent federal funds from being used to prohibit or penalize financial institutions that provide services to marijuana businesses in states where it’s legal.