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What will 2023 spell for weed? 10 trends and predictions from Cannabis professionals
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Hannah Loew, a child who suffers from a severe form of epilepsy called Dravet Syndrome, is among dozens who have moved to Colorado to receive higher concentrated doses of marijuana.
Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannatourism
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Hillary Clinton eased her position on marijuana restrictions during a town hall in South Carolina on Saturday, saying she supported a reclassification of the drug to make it easier to conduct research for medicinal purposes.
Does Anxiety Qualify for Medical Marijuana in Florida?
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Medical News
CLEVELAND, Ohio — After nabbing a spot in next week's Republican debate, John Kasich went on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Friday night to share his ideas to a different type of audience.
Colorado's pot industry is a cash business. A small credit union wants to change that. – Marijuana News
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A year ago this month, D.C. residents overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative legalizing the possession of marijuana in the District and allowing residents to grow it at home.
Oregon utility offers help to cannabis growers after wave of outages - Marijuana News
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An Oregon electric utility said on Thursday that residents growing light-craving marijuana plants indoors have sparked a wave of small-scale outages, prompting the company to offer expert help in setting up their home-growing operations.
Could Amsterdam's days as a Cannabis capital be numbered?
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Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has filed a bill in the Senate seeking to end the federal criminalization of marijuana.
Drug-dealing executives: How potheads fell in love with LinkedIn
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DENVER — A Colorado county that boasts the world's largest outdoor marijuana farm and has been actively courting the new pot industry has approved the world's first marijuana-funded college scholarship.
Marijuana studied as treatment for tics of Tourette syndrome - Cannabis News
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Ohio voters soundly rejected a marijuana initiative Tuesday that would have legalized recreational and medicinal use of the drug, and would have limited commercial growing to a small group of investors who drafted and promoted the measure.
Dozens of Marijuana Initiatives in California Vying for 2016 Ballot – Marijuana News
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Those for and against marijuana initiatives are gearing up to get their proposals on the ballot and voters could end up with many options in 2016.
Studying the impacts of combining cannabis and exercise
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Cannabis News
Colorado voters Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a statewide ballot measure that gives state lawmakers permission, once again, to spend $66.1 million in taxes collected from the sale of recreational marijuana.
Huskerland Hemp finds success in Gage County
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Ohio voters will decide on Tuesday whether to become the first U.S. Midwestern state to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, although a rival ballot measure could kill the law before it takes effect.
Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee hold last Medical Marijuana public hearing
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James Dornbrook ~ Denver Business Journal ~   The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has asked a federal judge in Colorado to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by a Denver-based credit union that wants to provide financial services to the marijuana industry.
Medical marijuana dispensary MedMen loses license in Virginia. Now Staunton could lose out entirely.
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Medical News
Aleta Labak  ~ The Cannabist ~   Republican presidential candidates don't get pressed about marijuana at CNBC-hosted debate in Boulder.
Two Marijuana Stocks To Watch At The End Of June
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Tessa Stuart ~ Rolling Stone ~   Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced Wednesday he supports removing marijuana from the federal government's list of outlawed drugs.
Montana Activists Submit Cannabis Legalization Petitions
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Lisa Chedekel ~ BU Today ~   The less restrictive cannabis landscape has not led to an increase in marijuana use by adolescents, according to a new study coauthored by BU School of Public Health researchers.
Push For Hemp To Be Displayed In U.S. Botanic Garden
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Cannabis News
Alexandra Posadzki ~ The Canadian Press via GlobalNews.ca ~   Friendlier laws on medical marijuana use in Canada are already drawing American investment north of the border, and the trend is likely to further ignite if the federal Liberals make good on their promise to allow recreational use of the drug.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Growing Demand for Marijuana in the World
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Joshua Green ~ Bloomberg ~   Most of the candidates descending on Boulder for Wednesday’s debate have signaled a desire to end the Republicans’ long-running war on pot.
Small cannabis entrepreneurs say they can't compete against ‘Walmart of weed'’
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Scott Malone and Sharon Bernstein ~ Reuters ~   Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Maine agreed on Monday to join forces on one measure to put before voters in 2016.

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