Cannabis News

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Georgia opens medical cannabis registry

Maggie Lee ~ The Telegraph ~

ATLANTA -- A few hours before Georgia’s medical cannabis registry opened Tuesday morning, the legislator who created it cursed the federal prohibition that makes it necessary.

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In South Dakota, Indian tribe plans to grow, sell marijuana by Jan. 1

 
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns that non-Indians would still be breaking the law if they consume pot on the reservation.
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Garden City mom turns herself in, faces charges in marijuana-use case

 
Shona Banda, a Kansas marijuana advocate, turned herself in to authorities Monday on an arrest warrant with five charges relating to marijuana use.
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Georgia to issue first medical marijuana cards this week

 
“Tomorrow is going to be a good day,” in an exclusive interview about the launch of Georgia’s medical marijuana cards. 
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Medical Use of Marijuana Does Not Increase Youths' Use, Study Finds

 
Marijuana use did not increase among teenagers in the states in which medical marijuana has become legal, researchers reported Monday.
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Patchwork of pot rules hampers marijuana business expansion

 
DENVER – Marijuana entrepreneurs rushing into the booming market are running headlong into a patchwork of state-by-state regulations that make it hard to transfer their expertise, brands and staff— and even their profits.
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Colorado Supreme Court: Employers can fire for off-duty pot use

 
Lawyer for Dish Network employee fired after using medical pot to treat muscle spasms calls ruling "devastating"
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Impatient for Minnesota medical marijuana

 
Esko, Minn., teacher Jess Blake is confident medical marijuana will lessen the nausea that comes with treatment for the brain tumor she was diagnosed with in September.
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Cannabis Industry Pioneer is Poised to Help Stabilize Production, Distribution and Pricing Issues Across Colorado~

Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
The CEO of Denver-based Kindman announces the expansion of his production and packaging facilities, an action that should help to stabilize the pricing of cannabis.
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America now has a marijuana resort

 
While $420 seems like a more appropriate price, starting at $395 per person per night, marijuana smokers can treat themselves to a cannabis-filled Colorado vacation.

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