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The LaCroix of cannabis? The marijuana market bets on beverages - Cannabis News

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The parents of a 16-year-old girl who was prescribed medical marijuana for her seizures has filed a lawsuit for her to allowed to take her medication in school.

Marijuana Legalization Poses Perplexing Issue for Trucking Industry - Cannabis News

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Let's call a cease-fire on the NFL's senseless war against marijuana.

In New York State, a bill to get public health plans to cover medical marijuana - Cannabis News

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A medium-sized commercial weed grow with around 50 lights stands to save about $13,500 in electricity costs a year with the use of two Tesla Batteries. 

Best CBD Hemp Flower Strains & Companies of 2021

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Sales in April through the 27th (which include growers to processors, processors to retailers and retailers to, well, you maybe) had already topped sales in March -

Federal Grant Funding Restrictions Through SAMHSA Updated in Favor of Medical Cannabis

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Finn Selander spent his career fighting the drug war. As a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent, he served as the DEA’s Marijuana Coordinator in Miami and New Mexico for six years, conducting marijuana investigations.

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Seth Rogen’s Houseplant brand is leaving Canada and it’s our own damn fault

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In a letter sent Friday, lawmakers are urging President Barack Obama to select a more progressive head of the DEA, following the embattled current chief will resign in May.

Nearly half of New Jerseyans want legal recreational marijuana, new poll finds - Cannabis News

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The state of Colorado legalized recreational marijuana a year and a half ago. And those in the industry there say it is already showing dividends in terms of tourism.

Puff, puff, buzz: survey says cannabis branding will be more important as consumer expectations rise - Cannabis News

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WASHINGTON -- Multiple members of Congress suggested Wednesday that the misguided policies of the drug war have played a central role in brewing tensions between police and residents in Baltimore that exploded into chaos after the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray.

Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue gets a cannabis dispensary on April 20 - Cannabis News

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It's our legal drug of choice that is at the beginning of the chain

Why You Should Invest in Pot Stocks in 2021

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Big marijuana money is in the D.C. area this week.

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Cannabis Prohibition Is About To End — Does History Have To Repeat Itself?

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Legitimate businesses are being shut out of the banking system and forced to operate on a cash-only basis because of outdated federal regulations.

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Optimizing Systems for Cannabis Greenhouses

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Jeremiah Vandermeer ~ Cannabis Culture ~
 
The original worldwide marijuana protest is back this Saturday, May 2. Share the Global Marijuana March Posters from cities around the world.

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Bill to create marijuana market in Delaware falls short again in House

WeedLife is reaching out to new and established journalists, as it expands its coverage of how the legalization of marijuana is affecting people across the country

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Can medical cannabis help treat clinical burnout?

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Oregon has to decide how it will power the growth of legal marijuana

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The NFL marijuana stance is evolving, but don't hold your breath for lift of ban

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The nation’s laws, and its perspective, on marijuana are shifting, and the NFL is trying to keep pace. 

Medical marijuana growers can apply in New York

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ALBANY – The state Department of Health announced Monday it is accepting applications from businesses interested in becoming registered organizations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana in New York.

In Our View, A Simple Fix For Marijuana

 
Antiquated federal law on pot hampers states 

Jamaica Plants Its First Legal Marijuana Plant

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By the Caribbean Journal Staff ~
 
The first legal cannabis plant in the country was planted on the grounds of the University of the West Indies Mona campus.

Rising marijuana sales leave pot shops flush with cash they can not deposit

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Two months from now, on July 1, Oregon will become the fourth state to allow residents to legally purchase marijuana for recreational use.

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