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The Senate's experiment with cannabis

Darren Samuelsohn ~ Politico ~

Hardliners on Judiciary open up to research on medical pot.

A large gathering was held at the Burnside Bridge Tuesday night as recreational marijuana became legal at midnight, July 1, 2015, in Oregon. Beth Nakamura/ Oregonian Staff

Think twice before you inhale: Marijuana is only legal in about half of Oregon

Bryan Denson ~ The Oregonian ~

Oregonians who plan to smoke, cultivate or carry cannabis under the state's new recreational marijuana law should make sure they do it in the roughly 47 percent of Oregon where it's strictly legal.

What's next for the legal cannabis sector?

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~

A veteran industry observer looks back on 2014, ahead to next year, and at the growing national acceptance of legal cannabis.

Patrick McClellan held a vaporizer with medical marijuana early Wednesday morning after acquiring a prescription at MinnMed. Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune

Minnesota patients legally acquire marijuana for first time

Jennifer Brooks~ Star Tribune ~

At the stroke of midnight, medical marijuana was legal in Minnesota.

Moments later, the state's first cannabis clinic welcomed its first patients.

Marijuana enthusiasts gather after midnight to celebrate the legalization of recreational use of marijuana in Portland, Oregon July 1, 2015. Reuters/Steve Dipaola

Crowds count down to legalization of marijuana in Oregon, then light up

Shelby Sebens ~ Reuters ~

Crowds counted down the minutes to midnight then lit up joints as smoking marijuana became legal in Oregon on Wednesday, part of a growing legalization movement spreading down the United States' west coast.

Image of Aaron Smith, executive director of NCIA

NCIA exec calls on legal cannabis industry to avoid becoming another big tobacco

Bruce Kennedy~ WeedWorthy ~

Aaron Smith of the National Cannabis Industry Association calls on legal cannabis industry leaders to create a business sector they can be proud of.

More professional women are taking the lead in the legal cannabis industry

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~

A growing number of women, especially those with degrees in STEM fields, are finding unique opportunities in the legal marijuana sector.

Jonathan Ofir poses with a prototype of his Leaf system. (International Business Times/Joel Warner)

Cannabis Grow System Aims to Turn Home Grows Into A Smartphone Accessory

Joel Warner ~ International Business Times ~

An entrepreneur says his sleek, fully automated “plug ’n’ plant” hydroponic system, controlled via users’ smartphones, will bring cannabis growing out of the closet, or basement.

Weed business wheeling-and-dealing at the ArcView Investor Forum

Bruce Kennedy ~ Weedworthy ~

Cannabis businesses and investors gather in Denver for two days of meetings and financial match-making.

Image of NCIA Deputy Director Taylor West

The Politics of Legal Marijuana

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~

Taylor West, Deputy Director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, talks about how much the American political landscape has changed when it comes to lawmakers and their perceptions of legal marijuana