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Most polled Virginians don’t think driving high is really dangerous

In case you weren’t aware, subscription boxes are all the rage these days. And as medical marijuana becomes more mainstream, so are smoking accessories.

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Medical cannabis advocates head for MS state capital to demand special session

From new packaging to celebrity endorsements, this is how you'll buy weed once it's legal everywhere.

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How Much Cannabis Can You Legally Possess In Oregon? New Rules Taking Effect In 2022

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One New York City designer has the answer to munchie-minded smokers everywhere: a new pizza box that doubles as a weed-smoking device.

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The Best Ways To Incorporate CBD Into Your Beauty And Grooming Regimen - Cannabis News

The marijuana industry has a bone to pick with the media, and it involves beanies, tie-dye tees, and Sean Penn's iconic character, Jeff Spicoli.

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Celebrating Colorado’s First Recreational Cannabis Sale Five Years Later - Cannabis News

Wiz Khalifa is setting his sights high: The rapper is entering the big weed business.

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Study finds weekly cannabis use has minimal impairment on physical health

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Three of New Jersey's five medical marijuana dispensaries have had their business pages shutdown by Facebook, cutting off what advocates call an integral place for customers to learn about which plant strains best treat their illness and where to find discounts.

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Marijuana legalization advocates launch TV Ad campaign in Vermont – Marijuana News

Advocates to legalize marijuana in Vermont are ramping up the pressure on the Legislature today by announcing an old fashioned marketing campaign.

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Colorado: Medical Marijuana Sales Drop To Lowest Point Since Legalization

Advocates to legalize marijuana in Vermont are ramping up the pressure on the Legislature today by announcing an old fashioned marketing campaign.

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Should Reno allow marijuana consumption lounges? City council begins debate

The players are investing in sharp packaging, refined logos, retail design and the talent to build on their progress.

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Emerging From Shadows, Pot Industry Tries to Build Brands – Marijuana News

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DENVER (AP) -- Snoop Dogg has his own line of marijuana. So does Willie Nelson. Melissa Etheridge has a marijuana-infused wine. As the fast-growing marijuana industry emerges from the black market and starts looking like a mainstream industry, there's a scramble to brand and trademark pot products.

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Five States that might legalize adult-use Cannabis in 2023

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Marijuana dispensaries have come a long way from the seedy head shops lining Venice Beach. Today, these brick-and-mortar establishments range from boutique shops where "budtenders" walk you through the product line to fluorescent-lit clinics where medicinal use is emphasized.

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What Does This Recent Milestone for Canadian Pot Companies Mean for Investors?

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A new wave of legal-weed entrepreneurs wants to put the dope in your doppio. And the potential profits from a mashup of coffee and caffeine are, well, high.

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Pot proponents see momentum – Cannabis News

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Leafs by Snoop is using design to make marijuana appeal to upscale consumers.

Goodbye, plastic baggies: Snoop Dogg’s new line of marijuana products, Leafs by Snoop, looks like it’d be right at home amongst the artisanal chocolate bars at Whole Foods or the all-natural lotions at Kiehl’s.

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Amsterdam City Leaders Now Discourage Cannabis Tourism

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Tying a celebrity's name to a brand can be a big deal for marketing. You see it with sportswear and cosmetics all the time.

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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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Sustainable solutions: How hemp is being used to make prosthetic limbs

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The next big marijuana trend may have just hit the ground running in Colorado Springs. Soon, people there will be able to get gas and buy weed.
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THC breathalyzer program could help police detect marijuana impairment

Steve DeAngelo at a protest in Oakland, California. Image: Glenn Halog/Flickr

The author of the Cannabis Manifesto dishes on racist drug laws, hemp jewelry, and California's weed-fueled world domination.

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State to double number of medical Marijuana licenses

A 14-week online course offered by a B.C. university will teach students how to produce and distribute marijuana legally under new Canadian rules. Image via CBC.

With only 25 licensed distributors in Canada, teacher Tegan Adams says education a must for industry.

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What’s The Correlation Between Legal Marijuana And Teen Use?

A woman looking for work in the cannabis industry fills out a form in front at the CannaSearch job fair in downtown Denver. File photo from March 13, 2014. Reuters/Rick Wilking/Files
 
Shop owners seek to capitalize not only on the vaping trend, but on the more widespread, and legal, use of medical marijuana.
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Australia's number 1 hemp skincare brand's CBD cleanser and serum has a waitlist of over 27,000

An inside look of Dixie Elixir's grow room in Denver. The edibles manufacturer makes 40 different products, from THC-infused soda to gourmet chocolate, yet it all starts with the cannabis plant. IMAGE: Will Yakowicz
 
Entrepreneurs are trying to boost sales by steering pot toward the Whole Foods crowd.
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