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Conflicts between state, federal drug laws cause confusion over Medical Marijuana in Alabama

ATLANTA - Georgia parents fighting to get their children potentially life changing medicine are furious over a federal government’s decision on marijuana.

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Will Marijuana farmers markets soon be legal in New York state?

The Obama administration is planning to remove a major roadblock to marijuana research, officials said Wednesday, potentially spurring broad scientific study of a drug that is being used to treat dozens of diseases in states across the nation despite little rigorous evidence of its effectiveness.

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Obama Administration Set to Remove Barrier to Marijuana Research – Cannabis News

The Obama administration is planning to remove a major roadblock to marijuana research, officials said Wednesday, potentially spurring broad scientific study of a drug that is being used to treat dozens of diseases in states across the nation despite little rigorous evidence of its effectiveness.

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Canada: Legal pot sales continue to eat into illicit market

As the map of legalization gets a bit greener, will the Federal Government finally Netflix and Chill out when it comes to marijuana laws?

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What to know about legal use of recreational cannabis in New Mexico

Marijuana policy will be a serious part of the next administration’s domestic policy, and it is critical that you create a strategy accordingly.

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A memo to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on marijuana policy – Marijuana News

Marijuana policy will be a serious part of the next administration’s domestic policy, and it is critical that you create a strategy accordingly.

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Austin police will stop arrests, tickets in most low-level marijuana cases - Cannabis News

A federal appeals court is expected to issue a ruling soon that could pave the way to end or overturn at least six federal marijuana criminal prosecutions and convictions in California and Washington, and limit future prosecutions of medical marijuana users and dispensaries in eight Western states that allow them.

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Farmers Look Back on Colorado's First Six Years of Hemp - Cannabis News

A federal appeals court is expected to issue a ruling soon that could pave the way to end or overturn at least six federal marijuana criminal prosecutions and convictions in California and Washington, and limit future prosecutions of medical marijuana users and dispensaries in eight Western states that allow them.

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Man Busted With Cocaine, Marijuana in Jenks Township

Heightened competition in the market for legal recreational weed is pushing prices down and firing up border wars across state lines.

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Bureau of Land Management seizes more than one million marijuana plants during annual CAMP program

These “medical refugees”, families who relocated to Colorado for legal medical marijuana treatment, have helped to change cannabis laws in at least 19 states.

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A 90-year-old was serving life for marijuana despite serious illness. Now he’s going home

These “medical refugees”, families who relocated to Colorado for legal medical marijuana treatment, have helped to change cannabis laws in at least 19 states.

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California cannabis industry strives for geographic branding, just like wine

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? One only has to look at the rift between the marijuana industry (aka, the unstoppable force) and the federal government (the immovable object) to get a good feel.

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Disabled Veteran Sentenced to Prison Time in Alabama for Legally-Obtained Cannabis

With less than five months to go before medical marijuana dispensaries can open in Hawaii, business owners could be facing unique obstacles in a state of islands separated by federal waters.

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For insurers, no rush to offer pot coverage - Marijuana News

Marijuana may be the fastest growing industry in the U.S., with expected yearly revenue of $11 billion by 2019. So, why aren't major insurance companies providing coverage?

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Sonoma State University offers a Finance, Investment and Investment Law seminar, focusing on the state’s legal cannabis industry

PHOENIX - The fight over legalizing recreational pot in Arizona is heating up. A retired DEA agent with 18 years of experience tells ABC15 he believes it should be legalized, taxed and regulated.

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Colorado's pot industry is a cash business. A small credit union wants to change that. – Marijuana News

Customers shop at the Grass Station dispensary in Denver. Because of federal banking regulations, Colorado's $700-million-a-year industry runs almost entirely on cash. Image: Brennan Linsley, Associated Press via Los Angeles Times

Calling itself the "littlest David" battling the "biggest Goliath," a fledgling Colorado credit union took the Federal Reserve to court Monday in a case that may determine whether the cannabis industry will bank openly or continue to operate almost entirely in cash.

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The VA Can’t Provide Cannabis to Veterans With PTSD, so This Group Gives It Out for Free - Cannabis News

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Christmas came early for cannabis research scientists. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) decided to ease some of the regulatory requirements that had been imposed on those who were conducting FDA-approved clinical trials on cannabidiol (CBD).

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Federal raids cool tribal excitement over potential marijuana profits – Marijuana News

Elevation, a recreational marijuana shop on the Squaxin Island Indian Reservation in Washington, opened in November. Image: Island Enterprises, Inc. via Journal Sentinel

Nothing kills a buzz like the sight of federal agents seizing tens of thousands of marijuana plants from a tribe's reservation.

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Election May Be a Turning Point for Legal Marijuana – Cannabis News

Border Patrol at California checkpoint. Image: Florian via Wikimedia Commons

When medical marijuana is legal statewide but illegal under federal law, things get tricky for patients.

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Protecting Your Cannabis Company: Why Artificial Intelligence is a Must

Image: Blue Line Protection via Denver Business Journal

A Denver-area company that provides security for marijuana businesses moving around large amounts of cash said it’s growing in the city.

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