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Minnesota study finds that medical pot soothes cancer pains - Cannabis News

Dr. Ray Estacio, a member of the Colorado Board of Health, confers with Deborah Nelson, board administrator, during testimony to add post-traumatic disorder to the list of ailments eligible for treatment with medical marijuana during a hearing before the board in Denver. (David Zalubowski, AP)
Electa Draper~ Denver Post ~

Colorado declines to become 10th state to include condition in medical marijuana program.

Fit in my 40s: the cannabis-aided workout - Cannabis News

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State officials expect enrollment to keep growing; 276 patients are already certified.

Maine’s ‘first and only cannabis business park’ growing in Auburn - Cannabis News

Hashman Infused marijuana chocolate bars are hand-crafted by a classically trained artisan chocolatier. Photo: Salvador Ingram
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Industry experts are watching carefully as more people ingest, rather than smoke,  their cannabis.

Investing in the future of the medical cannabis industry

State of Georgia MMJ Card: Photo: CBS46.com
 
BROOKHAVEN, GA (CBS46) - For the first time, Georgia families are picking up state-issued cards that allow them to legally possess cannabis oil as a treatment for certain medical conditions.

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Reimbursed Sales of Medical Cannabis in Germany Grew by 34% in 2020

Stanford Law School students prepare for a presentation on California marijuana policy options at the RAND Corp. office in Santa Monica, California, in May.  Photo:  Stanford Law School

Clifton B. Parker ~ Stanford University ~

Stanford law students offer an analysis on how California could most effectively implement marijuana legalization for recreational use if voters approve ballot measures on the issue in 2016.

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Dispensaries Expecting Big Sales Prior To 420 Holiday

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Natalie Grover ~ Reuters ~
 
As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the "high" road.

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No decision from U.S. Supreme Court on Colorado marijuana case – Marijuana News

 Bear Westerlind, an employee at the medical marijuana dispensary Kaya Shack, displays different types of marijuana flowers sold at the shop in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Gosia Wozniacka)
 
A new study looks at the potential, positive impact of medical marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain.

Which country is really the No. 1 consumer of marijuana? – Marijuana News

A cannabis grow room in Denver. Photo: WeedWorthy.com
Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~
 
DENVER — A federal law crafted to fight the mob is giving marijuana opponents a new strategy in their battle to stop the expanding industry: racketeering lawsuits.

Hemp Manufacturing Legalized in Virginia – Marijuana News

Florida state map/medical marijuana
Sheldon Gardner ~ St. Augustine Record
 
A local nursery is being considered for a license from the state’s health department,  to grow a cannabis strain that’s been used to treat a variety of medical ailments.

Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Delayed by Tracking System Lawsuit

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Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Texas-based Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition (RAMP) is looking to educate fellow GOP members, as well as the party’s leadership and its grassroots activists.

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Massachusetts Cannabis Commission Fines Tilt Holdings, Ayr Strategies

U.S. Capitol Building
James Doubek ~ NPR.org ~
 
The legal cannabis industry is using favorable public opinion and a newly legal cash flow to try to transform itself into a force in national politics.

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Rhode Island Senate Approves Legal Cannabis

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The airport is allowing travelers to board with the legal amount of marijuana on flights that take off and land within Oregon's borders.

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The best activities to combine with cannabis

Friends and family gather in Nelson, New Zealand to remember Alex Renton. Photo: Marion Van Dijk/Fairfax Media
Stacey Knott ~ Stuff.co.nz ~
 
Alex Renton sparked a national debate about medicinal cannabis while in a coma, his sister has told the teen's memorial service.

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Illinois and Maryland Achieve Record Cannabis Sales in May

Love Erchul, left, and Polly Bates, right, dance together at The Oregon Country Fair in 2013. Brittany Greeson/ The Oregonian

Jamie Hale ~ OregonLive.com ~

Recreational marijuana may now be legal in Oregon, but it’s still forbidden at the state’s famous festival.

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Cannabis medicine, education, and policy in Switzerland

Republican presidential hopeful Sen. Rand Paul waits to speak during a campaign stop at a sports bar in Denver on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
 
Less than a month after holding a fundraiser on the sidelines of a Colorado marijuana conference, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is joining the fight to give America’s growing legal marijuana industry access to banking services.

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Largest U.S. Farm Group Supports Higher THC Limit for Industrial Hemp - Cannabis News

Glacier National Park, Montana. Author: Jon Sullivan
 
A part-time sports reporter and medical marijuana patient from Glendive says legalizing pot for recreational use would be an economic boon for Montana.

Tests find some early Arizona hemp crops have too much THC - Cannabis News

Cannabis plant at a Denver grow facilility. Photo: WeedWorthy.com
 
Pot shops would have access to banks under new legislation in the Senate.

Brewing up buds: Beverages companies enter cannabis game - Cannabis News

Some of the cold-pressed fruit and vegetable juices, infused with cannabis, being made available in D.C. Photo: Nevin Martell
 
A District company has introduced five so-called medibles for medical marijuana patients.

Japan unit of Britain's Jazz Pharma starts phase III trial of Cannabis

Bill Levin poses in the sanctuary at The First Church of Cannabis. (Photo: Kelly Wilkinson/The Star file photo)
Stephanie Wang and Michael Anthony Adams ~ IndyStar.com ~

Legal experts question whether church can overcome hurdles in challenging Indiana's marijuana laws.

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Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing Marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Texans like Edwin Patterson, on the left, and Sherise Nipper are looking to Colorado for access to medical marijuana.  Photo: Alex Ramirez
 
People with a variety of medical ailments are leaving Texas for treatment in Colorado.

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