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African Americans paid the price for the war on marijuana, now they’re fighting to access the billion-dollar legal cannabis industry
Politics
Many Americans are making the switch to cannabis, new study indicates.
Gotta Love Ludlow group promotes education for retail cannabis vote
Politics
KINGSLEY, MI - An international cannabis company has plans to build a $20 million medical marijuana plant in the Northern Michigan village of Kingsley.
California pot growers now eligible for energy discounts offered to other farmers – Cannabis News
Business & Finance
In a decision that illustrates how just how far marijuana has moved into the mainstream, California’s largest public utility said it would now offer pot growers the same discounts on energy that it provides other farmers.
Weed around the world: what legal marijuana looks like in other countries
World News
Southern University, one of two licensed medical marijuana growers in Louisiana, held a town hall last night and announced a timeline for seeking out a private partner to grow and produce marijuana into chewables, oils, pills or powders.
Texas Medical Cannabis Program Expanded
Politics
KRON4’s Maureen Kelly got an inside look at a lab in Berkeley that is believed to be the first permitted marijuana manufacturing company in California.
Wine Or Weed? Experts Discuss The Future Of Cannabis-Infused Beverages
Cannabis News
Since edibles don't produce any smoke or smell, they are quickly being adopted by people who prefer discretion.
Study Shows Cannabinoids May Help With Pathological Tremors
Medical News
In just a few months, Parachute will be home to Colorado’s first drive-through marijuana shop.
The Marijuana Milestone That'll Be Hit in 2021
Business & Finance
LAS VEGAS (KSNV News3LV) — Country music legend and marijuana advocate Willie Nelson launched a new line of marijuana products in Las Vegas this week.
Will Cannabis Affect How Smart You Are?
Cannabis News
Marketers want to transform the image of marijuana so that it competes with scores of products already in liquor stores, markets and pharmacies.
Marijuana Laws Affecting the Workplace: Tools Employers Can Use to Stay Ahead During High Times
Politics
The new and flourishing business of cannabis is drawing large numbers of women execs. Why does marijuana draw a higher percentage of women than many other industries?
Ban On Cannabis Businesses Overturned By Enfield Town Council
Politics
Marijuana distributors are already lining up to pick brand names for their buds once sales become legal in 2018.
Cannabis-based Booze to be ‘Biggest Disruptor Ever’ – Cannabis News
Business & Finance
As marijuana increasingly gets the legalization green light, what does it mean for spirits?
Marijuana brands can trademark almost anything, except marijuana – Cannabis News
Business & Finance
Though cannabis is legal for recreational or medicinal use in 28 states, it remains illegal under federal law. As a result, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will not register trademarks for marijuana retailers or for products that contain cannabis.
California's marijuana production is already mind boggling – Cannabis News
Business & Finance
The estimated value of marijuana is more than the top five leading cash farm receipts for commodities in California combined.
Massachusetts Farmland Unlocked For Cannabis Cultivation
Business & Finance
The 2016 election helped pave the way.
Will federal marijuana banking law weed out industry obstacles? - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
BOSTON (AP) -- As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block - lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for granted.

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