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Legalizing marijuana in Pa.: Why this GOP state senator and ex-U.S. marshal says it's time

It has been nearly a year since the state granted eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses, but it wasn't until last month that several licensees started pot production.

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When will Hawaii's medical marijuana dispensaries open? – Cannabis News

It has been nearly a year since the state granted eight medical marijuana dispensary licenses, but it wasn't until last month that several licensees started pot production.

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How to Be a Polite Pot Tourist - Cannabis News

Cannabis cultivator Kyle Kushman, winner of 13 Cannabis Cup titles for his Strawberry Cough strain, advocates growing veganic versus just organic.

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New Colorado bill would create guidelines for organic marijuana – Marijuana News

Colorado marijuana consumers will be able to buy pesticide-free, “certified organic” weed if lawmakers pass a new bill aimed at creating special labels for the state’s legal cannabis industry.

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Cannabis drinks market value set to grow by US$8.3 billion in 2032

Mikey Deangelo processes flower at Dab Society Extracts in Portland. Image: Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian

Starting next spring, Oregon will require all marijuana products sold in dispensaries or recreational shops to undergo testing for nearly 60 pesticides.

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Global Cannabis Investments Hit Another Snag with Policy Change

Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper speaks at a 2012 event in Washington, D.C. Image: USDA via Wikimedia Commons

Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday issued an executive order telling state agencies that any marijuana grown with unapproved pesticides is a threat to public safety and should be removed from commerce and destroyed.

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Cannabis License winners in CT spent big to come out on top

A five bladed leaf from a three month old female cannabis sativa plant. Image: Psychonaught via Wikimedia Commons
 
It didn’t take long before marijuana companies would be treated like any other company, and that means getting sued.
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Missouri Marijuana Dispensaries to Open Mid-Summer, DHSS Director Says - Cannabi News

Robert Grandt works in the grow room at 3D Cannabis Center in Denver on March 11, 2015. (RJ Sangosti, Denver Post file)
David Migoya and Ricardo Baca ~ The Denver Post ~

New rule would limit industry's choice of pesticides to only those already allowed for use on food for human consumption.

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Irish brewmaster hoping cannabis beer will be a big hit

A U.S. government medical marijuana crop at the University of Mississippi, Oxford. Image via Wikimedia Commons
 
A side effect of a federal drug law has left legal pot farmers without any approved pesticides—and as a result, many have turned to harmful chemicals to protect their crops.
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Ireland: Cork toddler, 2, gets cannabis oil permit for epilepsy treatment – Cannabis News

Sarah Stuive, biological control consultant, checks for bugs at Bedrocan Canada, a medical marijuana facility, in Toronto on Monday, August 17, 2015. Image: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Alexandra Posadzki ~ The Canadian Press ~
 
TORONTO – When Sarah Stuive first got into the natural pest control business – which uses predatory insects, or “good bugs,” to weed out pests – she never expected to be working with cannabis plants.
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