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Survey reveals risks, rewards of cannabis use

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Hardliners on Judiciary open up to research on medical pot.
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Why Is Growing Pot So Energy-Intensive?

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Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy
 
A growing number of women, especially those with degrees in STEM fields, are finding unique opportunities in the legal marijuana sector.
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USA Today reverses course and calls for End of Cannabis Prohibition

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Cannabis businesses and investors gather in Denver for two days of meetings and financial match-making.
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Waretown To Update Cannabis Ordinance

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An entrepreneur says his sleek, fully automated “plug ’n’ plant” hydroponic system, controlled via users’ smartphones, will bring cannabis growing out of the closet, or basement.
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The Politics of Legal Marijuana

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Bruce Kennedy  ~  WeedWorthy ~
 
Taylor West, Deputy Director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, talks about how much the American political landscape has changed when it comes to lawmakers and their perceptions of legal marijuana
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Congress upholds DC weed sales ban, protects state medical programs

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The Medical Marijuana Desk Reference is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide on the scientific research of Cannabis species for medical treatment by Alicia K. Wilbur, PHD
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Marijuana Investor Gives $9 Million To Harvard And MIT For Cannabis Science - Cannabis News

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Marijuana use did not increase among teenagers in the states in which medical marijuana has become legal, researchers reported Monday.
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CBD Hangover Cure? Everything You Need To Know!

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While $420 seems like a more appropriate price, starting at $395 per person per night, marijuana smokers can treat themselves to a cannabis-filled Colorado vacation.
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The MORE Act of 2021 Introduced In Congress

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Parents of severely autistic children are turning to medical marijuana for relief.
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Federal Report On Marijuana Legalization Required Under New Bill - Cannabis News

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AUSTIN, Texas -- Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Monday legalizing medical cannabis for epilepsy. The new law gives epilepsy patients access to low doses of cannabis oil.
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Maryland voters deciding recreational Marijuana legalization

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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to reauthorize an amendment that would protect medical marijuana operations from federal interference in states where the drug is legal, siding with a majority of Americans who say that medical marijuana is an issue best left to the states.
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Cannabis and Fitness: Which Routines Pair Best With a High? - Cannabis News

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Denver's housing market is on fire.
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Fentanyl deaths rose faster in Colorado than most states

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As a resident of Washington state, I've witnessed some big changes over the past decade -- but perhaps none bigger than the legalization of marijuana on a recreation basis.
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Brittney Griner’s causes controversy: find out what the public is saying!

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AUSTIN, TEXAS (Attorney General) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is scheduled to sign a bill into law Monday that recognizes the medical benefits of marijuana.
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Humboldt County Offers Support Program for Cannabis

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Legal marijuana is already big business in America. Colorado alone sold more than $700 million worth of legal weed in 2014, its first full-year of legal recreational and medical sales.
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Feds Open Door To More Pot Research While Keeping It Classified As A ‘Dangerous’ Drug – Cannabis News

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DENVER — In LoDo, the Nativ Hotel is set to open. Thursday through Saturday there will be a series of functions to welcome the boutique hotel that allows marijuana use.
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Florida Hemp Farmers Face Challenge Insuring Crops Amid Hurricane Season

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Marijuana prices are actually measured nationwide, although it seems odd that numbers for what is an illegal substance in many states could be tracked.
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How the pandemic created a new generation of stoners

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Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Nevada-based investor and marijuana advocate Leslie Bocskor believes the campaign towards national legalization of adult cannabis has already been set in motion
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Adidas reveals Hemp Collaborative with Sean Wotherspoon

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CHICAGO -- Everything from antacids to frozen veggies has a label detailing nutritional values and active ingredients, but when it comes to cannabis that information has been sorely lacking.
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How are Industry Leaders in Cannabis Working to Dismantle Systemic Racism?

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The quickly growing cannabis industry looks just like the rest of corporate America.
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