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Nurses seek to expand medical marijuana uses

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services ~ azdailysun.com ~
 
PHOENIX -- If some Arizona nurses get their way, medical marijuana will become available as early as next year to treat everything from arthritis and autism to Tourette's syndrome and traumatic brain injury.
Attendees at the kick-off of CanopyBoulder's fall boot camp. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Nurturing Start-ups in the Legal Cannabis Industry

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Firms like CanopyBoulder are helping new, marijuana-related firms to not only survive the crucial first years in business, but to hopefully thrive as they grow and evolve.
A multi-agency team supporting Operation Trident, a large-scale marijuana eradication and reclamation mission, in 2010. Image: U.S. Army National Guard via Wikimedia Commons

Cannabis Seizures Plummet

 
As America's multibillion dollar cannabis industry continues to expand, the nation's drug cops are seizing less weed.
Lisa Smith of Van Buren Township, whose son Noah, 6, is autistic, asked Michigan to add autism to the conditions that qualify for medicinal pot. Image: Ed White, Associated Press

Michigan rejects use of medical marijuana for autism

Bill Laitner ~ Detroit Free Press ~

Medical marijuana was OK’d by Michigan voters with a 63% yes vote in 2008, yet implementation is always controversial.

Hemp Plants. Image: Jungbim via Wikimedia Commons

Hemp vs. Marijuana: What's The Difference?

 
Canadian researchers unraveled the genetic structure of 81 different marijuana and 43 hemp samples, in an attempt to test long-held assumptions about cannabis.
Pueblo County Courthouse, Pueblo, CO. Image: Billy Hathorn via Wikimedia Commons

Higher Learning: Colorado county mulls scholarship pot tax

Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~
 
DENVER (AP) -- Talk about higher learning. A Colorado county may create the world's first public college scholarship program funded with marijuana money.
Aubrie Hill, left, with her mother, Vicki. Image via AL.com

From Alabama to California: Family moves to obtain medical marijuana

Paul Gattis ~ AL.com ~

Some Alabama families have headed west, seeking access to various forms of medical marijuana that are unlawful to possess in their home state.
Cannabis grow operation in a Denver warehouse. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Marijuana Industry Growth in Denver Sparks Warehouse Space Crunch

“It’s all just getting snatched up by these marijuana people.”

Map: RecoveryBrands.com via Metro.co.uk

Can you guess which country smokes the most cannabis?

 
Perhaps this is why mums really go to Iceland.
The West Linn wedding of John Elledge and Whitney Alexander featured a marijuana bar. Image: Jessica Hill Photography via KGW.com

Oregon wedding features marijuana bar, budtender

Cathy Marshal ~ KGW.com ~
 
WEST LINN, Ore. -- The legalization of pot in Oregon has couples considering weed bars at their weddings.

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