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So, You Want to Be a Hemp Farmer? - Cannabis News

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The Arizona-based creator of Juicy Rips says his products show how open the legal marijuana industry and its consumers are to innovation.
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Hemp milk claims to be the greenest yet – but is it any good?

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Denver’s Fourth Corner Credit Union launched last year as an answer to the legal marijuana industry’s inability to access financial institutions. But the Fed had other plans.
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These robots are learning to grow weed. Yes, they’re ‘pot bots.' - Cannabis News

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Trained scientist Carter Baird has created a quirky online persona, with the mission of educating the public about cannabis and the legal marijuana industry.
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CBD: here’s what science says about its real health benefits

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Cannabis industry representatives are looking back to 2014’s successes, as they prepare for the 2016 election cycle.
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Cannabis Seltzers: Here’s What You Should Know

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SACRAMENTO, CA -- In a late-night move and after a more than 20-year wait, California’s legislature is finally poised to regulate the state’s multi-billion-dollar medical marijuana industry.
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Ireland’s Hemp Farmers Battling Red Tape

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Researchers are taking advantage of new federal measures that allow universities to conduct research on industrial hemp.
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Your Genes Have A Surprising Impact On How Marijuana Affects You

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Some veterans groups are calling on state and federal officials to recognize the benefits of legal marijuana as a treatment for chronic pain and PTSD.
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Hollywood Reacts to Recreational Marijuana Being Legalized in California – Cannabis News

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Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Delayed by Tracking System Lawsuit

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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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Is Vaping Cannabis Worse than Vaping Nicotine? Check the Additives

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U.S. Representative Diana DeGette says while cannabis reforms have progressed regionally, the campaign for marijuana legalization has a long way to go.
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As medical Marijuana bill passes senate committee, hemp store owner says people want options for pain relief

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Taylor West, Deputy Director of the National Cannabis Industry Association, talks about the changes currently facing the industry as it evolves and grows.
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