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McAlpin Community Center, Suwannee County, Florida. Image: Michael Rivera via Wikimedia Commons

GOP voters strongly favor marijuana reform, poll finds

 
The majority of Republican voters in the first caucus and primary states are voicing their support for a GOP presidential candidate who backs marijuana reform.
Politics
Dixie Brands, a Colorado manufacturer of marijuana-infused edibles, is expanding with non-psychoactive, CBD-infused products for people and pets that will be available throughout the U.S. Image: Denver Post file

Edibles giant unveils hemp CBD products for pets, people

Ricardo Baca  ~ Denver Post ~

Two new hemp-based product lines are coming from Colorado's Dixie Brands: Therabis is CBD-infused supplements for pets; Aceso has three formulas for human consumption.

Finance
University of Denver Professor Andrew Matranga. Photo credit: CBS

Cannabis Journalism Class At University of Denver Tackles A Trailblazing Trend

Britt Moreno ~ CBS Denver ~

The college course is called Cannabis Journalism: reporting and covering the new normal.

Culture & Arts
A seven-acre greenhouse facility in Ontario run by Supreme Pharmaceuticals, formerly a copper exploration company. Image: Reuters/Euan Rocha

Some mining firms are switching to cannabis as the lure of commodities fades

 
Economic turmoil in China, the world’s second-largest economy and top consumer of industrial metals, has hit commodity prices hard. For the smaller players in the mining industry, that’s made business difficult, and the future uncertain.
Finance
Sarah Stuive, biological control consultant, checks for bugs at Bedrocan Canada, a medical marijuana facility, in Toronto on Monday, August 17, 2015. Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Natural pest control business gets boost from medical cannabis industry

Alexandra Posadzki ~ The Canadian Press ~
 
TORONTO – When Sarah Stuive first got into the natural pest control business – which uses predatory insects, or “good bugs,” to weed out pests – she never expected to be working with cannabis plants.
Science
Co-owners of the recreational marijuana store, Bud Nation, strive to maintain a diverse set of employees in an industry that is predominantly white. Image: Courtesy Bud Nation.

Does the legal marijuana industry have a race problem?

 
For decades, people of color have paid a heavy price for the war on drugs. It’s well known that minorities are arrested and jailed at disproportionate rates on marijuana-related charges.
Activism
Vermont State Senator Joe Benning acknowledged that there may not be enough support in the legislature yet for legalizing marijuana. But he thinks it might make sense to regulate that industry and perhaps even reap some economic rewards from it. Credit Charlotte Albright / VPR

Forum: Could Legalizing Pot Grow Vermont's Localvore Economy?

Charlotte Albright ~ Vermont Public Radio ~

A group of Vermont business leaders called the Vermont Cannabis Collaborative has been inviting public comment on the best way to create a safe, sustainable marijuana industry.
Finance
Cannabis plant at a Denver facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Marijuana Gains Traction In Fight Against Diabetes And Obesity

 
A new study suggests that marijuana users have a lower body mass index than non-users.
Medical News
Ohio state flag

Most Populous State Yet May Legalize Pot in November

An Ohio ballot measure makes some reformers squirm, but backers says its grower oligopoly is nothing to worry about.

Top Stories
Joshua Artman developed a duo of apps that connect cannabis growers with dispensaries and users. Image: JOHN BURGESS / The Press Democrat

California marijuana farmer develops pot delivery app

Julie Johnson ~ The Press Democrat ~

Near the heart of the remote Round Valley in Mendocino County, a back-to-the-land father and cannabis farmer is trying to get in on the ground floor of an industry that could skyrocket if recreational use of marijuana is legalized in California next year.
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