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New York medical marijuana company to roll out home delivery service in five boroughs – Cannabis News

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GOLDEN - Colorado kicked off a month-long effort Wednesday to develop and tweak marijuana enforcement rules dealing with everything from yeast levels to how edible medical marijuana products are labeled and packaged.
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A First for Colorado: Tree Free Hemp Is Producing Paper From Seed to Sheet – Cannabis News

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U.S., Canadian pot stocks flying high in 2021 as American legalization hopes rise

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Attorneys specializing in marijuana law now have their own division within the State Bar of Michigan.
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'Cannamoms' say using Marijuana makes them better parents

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A Marijuana Impact Council will study the health, economic and social impacts of potentially legalizing cannabis in the state.
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Could a legal quirk bring cannabis tourism to Switzerland?

Conservation police officer Leo Finn (right) inspects a backpack from a group of teens who were walking off trail at Starved Rock State Park. Though this search came up clean, marijuana and other drug use has increased at some state parks.  NewsTribune photo/Scott Anderson
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For state Conservation Police, finding nature lovers not only carrying cannabis but sometimes firing it up in plain sight is not unusual.
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'The cards aren't stacked evenly': Rising number of Alberta cannabis retailers are calling it quits

Hawaii Gov. David Ige signs bills Tuesday in Honolulu, including two on medical marijuana. (Cathy Bussewitz / Associated Press)
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Fifteen years after Hawaii legalized medical marijuana, the state plans to begin licensing pot dispensaries.
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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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Recalled jerky that led to health complaints, positive cannabis tests in 2020 is now the subject of lawsuits

A grow light shines through the leaves of a cannabis plant at Northern Lights grow facility in Denver, Colorado on March 27, 2014. (Photo by Seth McConnell/The Denver Post)
 
As the number of medical marijuana shops and dispensary-related crimes in Colorado Springs has fallen over the past five years, medical pot tax revenue in El Paso County has soared.
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6 Energizing Cannabis Strains for a Morning Pick-Me-Up

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The initiative, which would expunge criminal records for past cannabis convictions if marijuana becomes legal, received the necessary 1,000 signatures from registered Ohio voters.
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Will Biden Be "Slow-Mo Joe" When It Comes to Pot Legalization? Not Really

The Miami-Dade County commission meets on Tuesday, June 30, 2015. David Santiago ? El Nuevo Herald
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Miami-Dade commissioners voted Tuesday to let police treat marijuana possession the same way they do littering and loitering — by issuing a civil citation with a $100 fine that keeps the offense out of the criminal system.
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Study advises healthcare professionals to screen over-50s for cannabis use

Image of Medical marijuana at a dispensary in Seattle. While even recreational marijuana use is legal in Washington State, Colorado and elsewhere, federal prohibitions remain rigid. Credit:Ian C. Bates for The New York Times
 
WASHINGTON — For all the aspiring and current spies, diplomats and F.B.I. agents living in states that have liberalized marijuana laws, the federal government has a stern warning: Put down the bong, throw out the vaporizer and lose the rolling papers.
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Thailand: Regulations on the Use of Cannabis and Hemp in Cosmetics

May 2013 video surveillance shows an armed robbery at the ReLeaf medical marijuana dispensary in Portland
Officials say home invasion robberies again could increase when Oregonians begin cultivating marijuana crops in their homes and backyards after July 1.
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Congressional Marijuana Reformers Differ on Sessions as AG – Cannabis News

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Should You Use CBD To Treat Your Dog? The Research Is Encouraging

René Marsh~ CNN ~
 
(CNN) -- A new study, funded in part by the federal government, suggests alcohol has a more extreme impact on drivers than marijuana.
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Fad or Fact: A Deeper Look at CBD

image of Erika and Michael Zorn with daughters Lily, 2, and Emma, 6. The couple faces charges for possessing and manufacturing marijuana that the young wife used to relieve debilitating symptoms. (TOM GRALISH/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
 
A Pennsylvania couple faces charges for possessing and manufacturing marijuana that the young wife used to relieve debilitating symptoms.
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Is Delta-8 THC Legal?

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Authorities in Indianapolis warn that anyone caught smoking marijuana at the First Church of Cannabis’ planned service next week could end up arrested.
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Is Marijuana Safe? Experts Weigh in On Teen Weed Use

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A Salem medical marijuana dispensary is the first to receive permission to sell marijuana - after obtaining a temporary waiver from the state's strict testing guidelines.
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Can I get a DUI for using Marijuana?

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Local prosecutors across the state are looking for ways to keep minor marijuana cases out of court.
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Florida: Tallahassee doctor to open new local medical marijuana center – Cannabis News

Pulling the Cork Out of the Processing Bottleneck Slowing the Hemp/CBD Boom - Cannabis News

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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns that non-Indians would still be breaking the law if they consume pot on the reservation.

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