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Does Missouri's new 'Right to Farm' amendment protect marijuana growers? Judge snuffs out argument

 
A circuit judge has ruled that Missouri's so-called "Right to Farm" amendment doesn't allow farming pot.
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UCLA PROFESSOR FINDS MARIJUANA IS SAFER TO SMOKE THAN TOBACCO

 
“You've got to hold it in your lungs longer, George.” A lot of people remember the famous comment by actor Peter Fonda in Easy Rider.
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Regulation of Colorado's marijuana industry is a work in progress

 
In the final days of the 2015 legislative session, Gov. John Hickenlooper's office asked for a $300,000 earmark to fund a crackdown on toxic pesticides being used in legal marijuana grows in Colorado.
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Growing number of celebrities cashing in on pot business

 
The number of companies looking to cash in on marijuana is growing, including some with celebrity backers, like Melissa Etheridge, reports CBS News correspondent Gigi Stone Woods.
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Marijuana Industry Struggles Against Tough Politics

 
Colorado’s effort to tax marijuana as a means to help the state budget never materialized, at least financially, slowing expansion of industries supported by the drug. As attempts to approve marijuana’s use in other states and cities falters, these industries face unexpected road blocks.
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Women at work: No old-boys network in new field, medical marijuana pioneers say

Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun Times
 
It’s an industry, they say, that’s too new to have a glass ceiling. And for many women, that’s a good reason to get into the booming legal marijuana business.
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Growing Hope: The Fight for Medical Marijuana for Epileptic Kids

 
Three mothers and their sick kids share how medical marijuana has helped
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What marijuana really does to your brain

 
Opponents of legal cannabis say it leaves you fried, but research shows it can actually improve your mental health
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Medical marijuana regulation measure clears California Assembly

Jeremy B. White ~ The Sacramento Bee ~
 
California’s latest attempt to regulate medical marijuana advanced off the Assembly floor on a 50-5 vote Thursday.
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CONGRESS PROTECTS MEDICAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES FROM FEDS, BUT NOT REC SHOPS

 
Congress voted on two amendments to a Department of Justice spending bill Wednesday that would protect marijuana businesses in states where they're legal, but only one of them passed.

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