Cannabis News

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Review ~ The Big Picture with Kal Penn ~ Looks at the Data Driving the Stories

NEIL GENZLINGER ~ The New York Times ~
 
The world seems to be adjusting to legalized marijuana, but can it adjust to Kumar as a statistics-wielding socio-scientific analyst?
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How techies are profiting from the booming pot business

Bob Woods ~ CNBC
 
Telluride, Colorado, a former silver-mining town in the San Juan Mountains, is known these days for its ski resort and film and music festivals, though not as a high-tech incubator.
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Historic Medical Marijuana Bill Gains Momentum

Matt Ferner ~ Huffington Post ~
 
A comprehensive bill introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday aims to deal a significant blow to the federal government's long-running war on medical marijuana.

One surprising downside of marijuana legalization: major energy use

Chris Mooney ~ The Washington Post ~
 
The study estimated that indoor cannabis (both illegal and legal) uses $6 billion worth of electricity every year, amounting to 1 percent of overall U.S. electricity.
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2016 Will Be the Marijuana Election

John Hudack ~ NewsWeek ~
 
How marijuana policy became a mainstream election issue
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Marijuana media is buzzing as legal pot gains territory

 
Cannabis-focused media is on the rise as the spread of legalization creates a demand for cannabis industry news.

Marijuana Science - Why Today's Pot Packs a Bigger Punch

by Agata Blaszczak-Boxe, Contributing Writer ~ Live Science ~
 
The marijuana that is available today may be much more potent than marijuana cultivated in the past, according to the results of new tests.
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Nutritional High Now Canada's First Publicly Traded Recreational Weed Company

Sunny Freeman ~ The Huffington Post ~
 
Canada is now home to its first publicly-traded recreational marijuana company, despite the fact that pot for non-medical use is illegal in this country.
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When marijuana isn't about getting high

Ethan Robinson ~ Cincinnati.Com ~
 
Fairfield Township resident Ethan Robinson is an executive chef for the Kroger and aspiring writer. He wrote this during a stay at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton in mid-December.
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Cutting Through The Haze Of Securities Laws And Marijuana

HILARY BRICKEN ~ Above the Law ~
 
Capitalization of cannabis businesses still comes primarily from friends and family rather than from institutional investors.

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