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Cannabis data helping Regulators warm up to Industry

DALLAS – Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center report the most detailed 3-D structure to date of the brain receptor that binds and responds to the chemical at the root of marijuana’s high.

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The medicinal cannabis business model: Diversification or specialization

Consumers who live in states with legalized private cannabis markets have access to more potent and chemically diverse pot than marijuana researchers.

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Study suggests cannabis can induce a psychedelic-like “oceanic” experience

Consumers who live in states with legalized private cannabis markets have access to more potent and chemically diverse pot than marijuana researchers.

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Marijuana seizures at the Michigan-Canada border are booming. Here’s why.

We speak with Randy Mortensen, who heads up a division of Lighting Science focused on cannabis and indoor agriculture.

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Cheap Weed has become a big problem in the Pot Industry

Experts say they've made a discovery that could lead to new therapies to treat Alzheimer's - and the starting point is cannabis.

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States that legalized marijuana are bringing in more tax revenue on pot sales than alcohol

In other countries in Europe and Canada, industrial hemp is a huge cash crop.

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Navisite is expanding into cannabis industry, will enhance SAP services for various aspects of industry

In other countries in Europe and Canada, industrial hemp is a huge cash crop.

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Mike Tyson and Ric Flair tag-team the cannabis space and wait, is that Evander Holyfield?

With its government’s approval, Israel has been a pioneer in medical cannabis research and development for more than 50 years.

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Why marijuana stocks dropped on Thursday

Parents are going where scientists fear to tread to calm their children’s autism and epilepsy symptoms.

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Cannabis Industry Expects A Green Christmas

The nation’s largest military veterans organization is officially calling on the federal government to reschedule marijuana.

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Whatever happened to Hemp?

Researchers plan to start recruiting veterans in September, adding two participants per month, per site. The study should run about two years.

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Marijuana firms shift to virtual 4/20 celebrations with online concerts, giveaways - Cannabis News

Wanted: Someone to grow marijuana for the federal government. Benefits: A contract likely worth millions and the chance to enable medical research. Requirements: Ability to deal with the costs and regulations that come with growing an illegal drug for the federal government.

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Illinois cannabis sales hit nearly $36 million in March - Cannabis News

Wanted: Someone to grow marijuana for the federal government. Benefits: A contract likely worth millions and the chance to enable medical research. Requirements: Ability to deal with the costs and regulations that come with growing an illegal drug for the federal government.

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Mockingbird facility up and running to provide medical marijuana

In Kentucky, the University of Louisville's Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research has started growing industrial hemp in an effort to spur its fuels and manufacturing research.

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After years of quiet progress, Israeli medical cannabis research is budding – Cannabis News

The Volcani Center, which operates under the broader umbrella of the Agriculture Ministry, is in the process of building a National Center for Research in Medical Cannabis.

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Why We Should Treat Cannabis like Organic Food or Fine Wine - Cannabis News

With legalization of marijuana increasing across the United States, there is more focus than ever on identifying the risks and benefits of the drug. A new study provides further insight, after finding men experience greater pain relief with marijuana use than women.

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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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Athens adopts ordinance to allow Medical Marijuana dispensaries

New research from Ontario, Canada has uncovered some interesting finds about how cannabis helps those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Cresco Labs Opens 12th Florida Medical Cannabis Dispensary

Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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