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How to Start a Cannabis Business On a Budget - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
 Hal Bernton ~ Seattle Times ~   Thursday marked Day 1 of recreational-marijuana sales in Oregon. The competition for customers between Portland and Vancouver, Wash., is now officially on.
Researchers develop marijuana breathalyzer - Cannabis News
Hi-Tech
Daniel Bukszpan ~ Fortune.com ~   Some CEOs characterize it as a youthful indiscretion, while others say they’ve been at it for years. Either way, it’s not career destroying.
The Great American cannabis experiment - Cannabis News
Cannabis News
Julie Kliegman ~ TheWeek.com ~   Even as legalization continues to spread, and opportunities in the cannabis industry seem widely available, it can actually be tough for small business owners to cash in on the boom.
Growing off the grid: Marijuana businesses find ways to be eco-friendly - Cannabis News
Hi-Tech
 Meg Carter ~ Independent.co.uk ~ The change in US cannabis laws has led to a growing market in food and drink laced with the drug, as Meg Carter reports.
Cannabis tech's fight to be accepted at CES - Cannabis News
Hi-Tech
Craig Hlavaty ~ Chron.com ~   Texas country music legend and pot prophet Willie Nelson has found an investor for his Willie's Reserve private marijuana label.
What does the start of Missouri recreational Marijuana sales mean for the Metro East?
Business & Finance
Scott Keyes ~ The Guardian ~ Legal marijuana tax revenues have been breaking records in Colorado this summer, nearly doubling monthly numbers from last year and on pace to exceed projections of legal sales that bring revenue back to the state.
Texas patients sharpen plea for medical marijuana legalization - Cannabis news
Texas
 Jamie McGee ~ The Tennessean ~   Marijuana is illegal in Tennessee, but when and if the law changes, the business opportunities will be vast — along with the risks.
Day Without Marijuana Tax Draws Mixed Reactions in Colorado
Business & Finance
Julie Turkewitz ~ New York Times ~   DENVER — Some called it Christmas for stoners. Others warned of marijuana anarchy.
Colorado Just Became The First State In History To Collect More Taxes From Marijuana Than Alcohol
Business & Finance
Jonah Bennett ~ The Daily Caller ~ No state has ever generated more tax revenue from marijuana than alcohol—until now.
Small part of Iowa votes to legalize medical, rec marijuana
Iowa
Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~   DENVER (AP) -- Marijuana consumers were taking advantage of a tax holiday in Colorado on Wednesday, with some lining up early for doorbuster-style deals.
Sustainable solutions: How hemp is being used to make prosthetic limbs
Medical News
Eric Lupher ~ TheDenverChannel.com ~   COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The next big marijuana trend may have just hit the ground running in Colorado Springs. Soon, people there will be able to get gas and buy weed.
Billings lowers minimum age to own or work for marijuana businesses to 18
Business & Finance
Matt Helms ~ Detroit Free Press ~ With some medical-marijuana stores in Detroit now offering drive-through purchasing, the city's marketplace for medical pot has spiraled out of control and needs to be regulated, Mayor Mike Duggan said.
Cannabis Tax Revenue Is Seeing Higher Numbers In The U.S.
Cannabis News
Katie Lobosco ~ CNN Money ~   For one day and one day only, you can get a 10% discount on recreational marijuana in Colorado. September 16 is a pot tax holiday, thanks to a quirky state law.
Support for marijuana legalization surges to record high, Fox News poll finds - Cannabis News
U.S. News
Julie Weed ~ Forbes ~   While many retirees spend time in their gardens, 82-year-old Florence Childs has chosen to work with another kind of plant.
Jamaican farmers just harvested their first legal cannabis crop
World News
Gogo Lidz ~ Irish Examiner ~   It seems fitting that a plant called Mary Jane could smash the patriarchy.
Massachusetts is moving forward with marijuana cafes - Cannabis News
U.S. News
Scott Keyes ~ The Guardian ~   Alcohol businesses are seeing ‘phenomenal growth’ alongside marijuana industry in Colorado, dispelling concerns that consumers prefer pot over booze.

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