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Thomas Mitchell ~ Westword ~   Congress voted on two amendments to a Department of Justice spending bill Wednesday that would protect marijuana businesses in states where they're legal, but only one of them passed.

James T. Mulder ~ Syrac ~   Syracuse, N.Y. -- Medical marijuana dispensaries may be coming to Utica and Rochester.

Jennifer Brooks ~ StarTribune ~   Small number will certify their patients for medical marijuana, survey finds. 

Beth Greenfield ~ Yahoo News ~   Kalel Santiago, 9, who has autism, spoke his first words shortly after starting hemp-oil treatments.

Jeff Mapes  ~ The Oregonian ~   Depending on who's talking, a 20-acre hemp farm about 10 miles south of Grants Pass is either the harbinger of a new industry that could help save rural Oregon – or an existential threat to local marijuana farmers just as they're anticipating boom times.

Zachariah Hughes ~ Alaska Public Media ~   This weekend, Alaska saw its first-ever job fair for careers in commercial cannabis, offering a glimpse of how the semi-legal marijuana industry is taking tentative steps towards professionalism and profits.

Kyle Munzenrieder ~ Miami New Times ~   Almost a year ago, Gov. Rick Scott signed the Charlotte’s Web bill into law, legalizing a non-euphoric strain of marijuana for medical use in Florida.

Anemona Hartocollis ~ The New York Times ~   WALLKILL,N.Y. - Don Crawford comes from a long line of Orange County farmers. Though he no longer tends dairy cows, he still cuts hay for the thriving equestrian industry, and cringes at the creep of the suburbs.

Kyle Potter ~ Associated Press ~   ST. PAUL, Minn. - Sarah Wellington thought she had everything squared away to register for Minnesota's medical marijuana program.