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The Illinois legislature joined the movement to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of pot, passing a measure Thursday that would bar arrest for the offense.
Customers sue California Marijuana company for overstating THC Potency in its joints
Associated Press ~ 9 News ~
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado law firm specializing in marijuana law has endowed a professorship at the University of Denver.
Oregon marijuana growers turning to hemp as CBD extract explodes - Cannabis News
Stephanie Langston ~ WKRN ~
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It’s the final push for those that want to decriminalize marijuana in Nashville. Tennessee Norml, the group leading the efforts, still needs thousands of signatures to get their measure on the Metro general election ballot.
Warren Richey ~ Christian Science Monitor ~
Nebraska and Oklahoma say marijuana laws in neighboring Colorado are causing harm to their states and want the US Supreme Court to intervene. On Monday, court showed interest in the case by asking the Obama administration for a brief.
Colorado Congressman Ed Perlmutter ~ Facebook & Hemp News ~
Legitimate businesses are being shut out of the banking system and forced to operate on a cash-only basis because of outdated federal regulations.
Philip Ross ~ International Business News ~
In his seven years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo., has become known in some circles as a founding father of Congress’ burgeoning marijuana movement.
Kim Bellware ~ Huffington Post ~
Illinois has moved one step closer to decriminalizing marijuana in small amounts.
Maya Rhodan ~ TIME ~
And the resignation of Chief of Administration Michele Leonhart offers the chance for change
Dante Chinni ~ NBC News ~
For marijuana legalization advocates April 20th, or 4-20 as it is known, is something of a holiday that is usually marked with a celebratory toke or two. And the pro-legalization crowd has a lot to celebrate on Monday.
Ngaio Bealum ~ Sacramento News & Review ~
What happens when outlaw industries like marijuana go legit? We are about to find out.
Erik Eckholm ~ The New York Times ~
BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — Charles C. Lynch seemed to be doing everything right when he opened a medical marijuana dispensary in the tidy coastal town of Morro Bay, Calif.
By KATU.com Staff ~
SALEM, Ore. -- Lawmakers are mulling over two bills that could erase marijuana arrests or reduce sentences for certain Oregonians ahead of recreational pot becoming legal in July.
