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Indian oncologists: Lift ban on cannabis for medical research

 
BENGALURU: Marijuana or ganja may be frowned upon as a banned recreational drug, but could offer an effective cure for cancer, say top oncologists of Bengaluru.
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Did William Shakespeare smoke CANNABIS? Scientist claims the Bard blazed marijuana using a 'bong'

 
William Shakespeare sought inspiration by smoking weed in the sort of pipe commonly referred to as a "bong", a South African scientist has claimed.
Cannabis leaf and Texas State Capitol Building

Texas cannabis capitalists are ready to seed the soil

John Austin ~ CNHI State Reporter via Cleburne Times-Review ~
 
AUSTIN — Texans with epilepsy may not be buying legal cannabis oil here until 2017, but home-grown entrepreneurs are already lining up for a cut of the mainstream marijuana business.
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Wyoming city endorses statement condemning marijuana use

 
Worland City Council members unanimously endorsed a resolution condemning the use of marijuana.
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This man is determined to make his brand of legal weed as recognizable as TV dinners

 
A marijuana dispenser in Colorado is modeling his career after an unlikely business hero: TV dinner tycoon Clarence Birdseye, who practically invented the frozen food industry thanks to his dual interests in food preservation and inventing new technology.
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Better late than never: The DEA admits that marijuana is safer than heroin

 
It's official: the U.S. government's top drug cop has acknowledged that marijuana is less dangerous than heroin.
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Colorado working to tweak marijuana enforcement, testing rules

 
GOLDEN - Colorado kicked off a month-long effort Wednesday to develop and tweak marijuana enforcement rules dealing with everything from yeast levels to how edible medical marijuana products are labeled and packaged.
Cannabis buds on display in a Denver dispensary. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Surprising news about teens, marijuana, and health issues

 
With the widespread availability of marijuana in recent years thanks to its legalization in a growing number of states, there has been increasing concern about the long-term health consequences on teens who might be able to get easier access to it illegally.
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Veterans campaign for access to legal cannabis

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Some veterans groups are calling on state and federal officials to recognize the benefits of legal marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain and PTSD.
The Hotel San Ayre by Bud+Breakfast in Colorado Springs, Colo., is a pot-friendly establishment. (Markus Spiske / Hotel San Ayre Bud+Breakfast)

It's BYOM -- bring your own marijuana -- at this pot-friendly hotel in Colorado

Mary Forgione ~ Los Angeles Times ~
 
This could make you euphoric: Smoking is allowed at the new Hotel San Ayre in Colorado Springs, Colo. After all, it's part of the Bud+Breakfast group.

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