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Myths of cannabis & hemp cross-pollination

Vivian McPeak ~ Seattle Pi ~

Oh, the irony.

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U.S. Legalization of Marijuana Has Hit Mexican Cartels Cross-Border Trade

Ioan Grillo/Mexico City ~ TIME ~

The cartels are still smuggling harder drugs but advocates point out the success of legalization in cutting illegal trade

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New AZ law clarifies medical marijuana insurance requirements

Ryan Van Velzer ~ Associated Press ~

PHOENIX — Workers' compensation carriers and self-insurers will not be required to pay for a patient's medical marijuana under a new bill Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law Monday.

Pot for Pensions

Steve Siebold ~ Huffington Post ~

Imagine the police officer or firefighter who spent a lifetime serving and protecting for the betterment of society, and is expecting to receive a pension when he retires.

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Marijuana investment firm gets more cash to plow into the pot business

Tom Huddleston, Jr. ~ FORTUNE ~

Privateer Holdings, which recently launched cannabis brand Marley Natural in partnership with the family of reggae legend Bob Marley, has closed a $75 million fund.

Experimental hemp production expanding in Kentucky

Bruce Schreiner ~ AP Louisville KY ~

LOUISVILLE, KY. — Kentucky's hemp production is taking deeper root as experimental projects expand in the second year of testing its potential as a cash crop.

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Science Shows Marijuana Can Help Kill Tumors, Federal Government Admits

Sam P.K. Collins ~ Think Progress ~

The information war about marijuana may have turned a new page with the federal government’s acknowledgment of a recent study that found the plant can significantly reduce aggressive types of brain tumors when combined with radiation treatment, endorsing what medicinal marijuana advocates have long affirmed as its healing properties.

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Swing State Voters Support Legalizing Marijuana, Poll Says

Sam Frizell ~ TIME ~

Support found in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida - A majority of voters in three key swing states support legalizing marijuana, according to a new poll.

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Chicago businessmen follow promise of medical marijuana

By CARLA K. JOHNSON, AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO (AP) - Late one Saturday night, Rob Sampson had a confrontation with his 15-year-old daughter about marijuana. But it was his daughter doing the confronting and it was Sampson defending the drug.

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Obama Has Freed a Man Who Was Sentenced To Life In Prison For Pot

Counter Current News ~

President Obama just commuted the sentences of 22 drug offenders on Tuesday. This marks the largest of such “pot pardons” since Obama took office.