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7 Reasons why eating weed is actually good for your health
Culture & Arts
Just 20 or 30 years ago, cooking with cannabis was still considered both completely taboo and reserved solely for Cheech & Chong-watching stoners. 
L.A. County D.A. to dismiss 60,000 past marijuana convictions
Politics
Growing operations are regularly losing crops to these pests, and understanding them is the key to controlling the problem.
Senators Approve Funds For Feds To Restore Cannabis Genetics - Cannabis News
National Issues
These basic words will introduce you to the world of marijuana.
How an Israeli university is researching the ways cannabis can treat obesity - Cannabis News
Medical News
Evidence suggests that cannabis cultivation dates as far back as 12,000 years, making it one of the oldest farmed crops.
Canada: Legalization sparks boom in once-stigmatized field of marijuana research - Cannabis News
Science
When growing marijuana for yourself or as a commercial crop, it's important to know what some of the highest yielding strains of cannabis are.
Illinois: $40 million in first month of legal pot sales - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
"I find low-dose edibles give me a very pleasant body buzz."
Skateboarder Cory Juneau Suspended Six Months for Smoking Weed - Cannabis News
Sports
Marijuana-infused wine has become quite popular in California. So much so that it’s tough to find vendors who have it in stock.
Post-Brexit labour shortages deal blow to UK cannabis production
Business & Finance
A number of prominent state universities have launched programs to prepare students for the legal cannabis industry.
Ex-NFL Players Create Parody Commercials to Call Out Anti-Marijuana Policies - Cannabis News
Sports
People who are passionate about cooking and cannabis find the position of an edibles chef to be a rewarding way to use their creativity and talents for making classic treats and innovative recipes that incorporate marijuana.
Aurora to close five facilities, lay off 700 staff in latest restructuring
Business & Finance
Because cannabis grows as either a male or female plant, we can isolate the benefits of growing females with or without male interference.
Forget coffee and energy drinks — Cannabis is the best energy booster, says new study
Medical News
Underground comix artist, expatriate and counterculture icon Gilbert Shelton is watching legalization efforts 50 years after he helped make cannabis cool.
Why Hollywood's Marijuana Portrayals Are Out of Step With the Times - Cannabis News
Culture & Arts
Recent portrayals in 'Ballers' and 'Disjointed' include outdated depictions of the cannabis industry as it becomes more regulated.
Mexico has work to do if cannabis is legalized
Politics
With increased legalization and the corresponding decrease in the stigma attached to marijuana, it only makes sense that forward-looking fashion designers would want to tap into this market.
Pot deliveries OK'd into Calif. communities that ban sales - Cannabis News
Law & Crime
The Chateau Marmont exhibition will feature 25 bongs by about 30 artists, with prices ranging from $5,000 to $300,000.
Cannabis Growers Eye Microgrids to Cut Energy Bills - Cannabis News
Hi-Tech
As the daughter of a pot farmer, Kristen Angelo grew up around the plant. Now, she’s using photography to eradicate the stigma, and encourage what she believes to be a major grassroots social and political movement.
Hemp Program Lighting Up Florida Agriculture
Business & Finance
Forget lime flavoring—the latest kind of infused seltzer involves a much, um, buzzier sort of green add-in.

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