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Support for marijuana legalization surges to record high, Fox News poll finds - Cannabis News

Support for legalizing marijuana has reached an all-time high, according to a recent poll conducted by Fox News.

U.S. News 08 February 2018

In Seattle US old-timers rediscover the high life on cannabis tours - Cannabis News

Forget bingo, tea dances and seaside trips. Residents from a chain of Seattle retirement homes are going on Pot for Beginners tours to learn about – and buy – cannabis in the city, where it’s now legal.

U.S. News 03 July 2017

More Businesses Removing Cannabis Testing From Pre-Employment Processes – Cannabis News

The Mountain States Employers Council (MSEC) did a survey in December that indicated a shift in employer attitudes toward cannabis.

U.S. News 27 February 2017

Mike Ray stands on what's left of his marijuana farm, following the Butte Fire in Calaveras County, California, in mid-September, 2015. Image: Mike Ray via IBTimes.com

California Marijuana Growers Reel From Cannabis Farms Consumed By Wildfires

Joel Warner ~ International Business Times ~

The 2015 wildfire season, among the worst in recent memory, took a major toll on the state’s marijuana industry.

U.S. News 26 October 2015

UGA researcher's maps show where pot's expensive and where it's not

Lee Shearer ~ OnlineAthens.com ~

A University of Georgia graduate student used crowdsourcing to take a look at marijuana prices across the country.

U.S. News 21 August 2015

A wildfire rages near Clearlake, California. Photo: AP

California cannabis farms under threat from wildfires

Nick Allen ~ The Telegraph ~

Growers of medical cannabis say smoke is affecting crops.

U.S. News 13 August 2015

Hagerstown City Park Historic District. Photo: Heather Holman via Wikimedia Commons

Rural Maryland sees jobs, not vice, in medical marijuana

Michael Dresser ~ Washington Post ~

A proposal to build a medical marijuana production plant could provide a local economic boost to the region.

U.S. News 08 August 2015

A medical marijuana dispensary has been given conditional approval for 21 Milk Street in Boston. Image: Jessica Bartlett

Boston approves first medical marijuana dispensary

Jessica Bartlett ~ Boston Business Journal ~

The Boston Zoning Board of Appeals has given conditional approval to open a medical marijuana dispensary on Milk Street.

U.S. News 04 August 2015

T-shirts for sale in Albion, Ill. declare that though Albion has a medical marijuana farm, residents can't buy alcohol in local stores. | Becky Schlikerman/Sun-Times

Illinois 'dry' town site of new medical marijuana farm

Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun-Times ~

If you want a bottle of booze in downstate Albion, you have to drive out of town.

But the Edwards County town of less than 2,000 residents is the site of a huge medical marijuana farm.

U.S. News 03 August 2015

Nevada's First Medical Marijuana Dispensary to Open Friday in Sparks

Landon Miller ~ KTVN.com ~

Despite two years of delays, the state’s first MMJ dispensary is ready to open its doors.

U.S. News 31 July 2015