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Smoke That Pot Now, Chris Christie Tells Users in States That Allow It

 
The New Jersey governor says he would enforce federal laws that criminalize marijuana if elected president.
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Recreational Marijuana Available At Oregon Dispensaries In October

 
SALEM, Ore. — Governor Kate Brown signed a bill on Tuesday that will allow adults 21 and over to temporarily buy recreational marijuana at established medical pot dispensaries starting on October 1st, nearly a full year sooner than expected.
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Is Italy about to legalize cannabis?

Patrick Browne ~ thelocal.it ~
 
Proposals that would largely decriminalize marijuana in Italy currently have the support of 250 MPs – but does that mean Italy will be legalizing the drug any time soon?
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Medical marijuana firm Potbotics to launch 'virtual budtenders'

 
Using cutting-edge technology, Potbotics wants to change how the medical marijuana industry treats patients.
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Building a better mousetrap for the cannabis industry

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
One inventor-turned-businessman says innovators are finding a market for their ideas as the legal marijuana sector concentrates on its bottom line.
Shayne Lynn, founder of Champlain Valley Dispensary, Inc. gives the Free Press a first look at a grow pod at his facility in Milton. The pod will grow a strain of cannabis high in CBD, known for providing relief from seizures among other things. The strain is also low in THC, the better know substance that gets you high.  (Photo: RYAN MERCER/FREE PRESS)

Word of mouth drives medical pot business in Vermont

Paris Achen ~ Burlington Free Press ~

The number of Vermont residents using dispensaries has increased six-fold since 2013.

Erin Cleveland holding up Lainey's medical marijuana registration card?(Photo: Hopper, Christopher)

Georgia family takes giant steps toward medical marijuana

Christopher S Hopper ~ 11Alive.com ~

Erin Cleveland continues the journey to improving her 2-year-old daughter Lainey's life.
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Australian research finds cannabis more popular with older people than ever before

Rebecca Puddy ~ The Australian ~

Once believed to be the drug of choice for free-spirited youth, cannabis is more popular with older people than ever before.
Hemp-based foods products of Azienda Agricola Fiore Marzio ILario are seen in this handout photograph taken in London July 20, 2015.  Reuters/Stefano Fumagalli/Handout via Reuters

High on the menu: cannabis spaghetti features at Italian foodfest

Pamela Barbaglia ~Reuters ~
 
Any Italian will tell you: pasta is healthy and makes you feel good. But what about spaghetti made from cannabis?
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Medical Marijuana Group Sends 100,000 Petitions To Florida Election Officials

 
The group trying to legalize medical marijuana in Florida is making headway in getting the initiative on the ballot.

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