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Can Hemp help reverse chronic conditions like diabetes?

A large gathering was held at the Burnside Bridge Tuesday night as recreational marijuana became legal at midnight, July 1, 2015, in Oregon. Beth Nakamura/ Oregonian Staff
 
Oregonians who plan to smoke, cultivate or carry cannabis under the state's new recreational marijuana law should make sure they do it in the roughly 47 percent of Oregon where it's strictly legal.
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Survey reveals risks, rewards of cannabis use

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Hardliners on Judiciary open up to research on medical pot.
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Thailand: Regulations on the Use of Cannabis and Hemp in Cosmetics

May 2013 video surveillance shows an armed robbery at the ReLeaf medical marijuana dispensary in Portland
Officials say home invasion robberies again could increase when Oregonians begin cultivating marijuana crops in their homes and backyards after July 1.
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Study advises healthcare professionals to screen over-50s for cannabis use

Image of Medical marijuana at a dispensary in Seattle. While even recreational marijuana use is legal in Washington State, Colorado and elsewhere, federal prohibitions remain rigid. Credit:Ian C. Bates for The New York Times
 
WASHINGTON — For all the aspiring and current spies, diplomats and F.B.I. agents living in states that have liberalized marijuana laws, the federal government has a stern warning: Put down the bong, throw out the vaporizer and lose the rolling papers.
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Should You Use CBD To Treat Your Dog? The Research Is Encouraging

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(CNN) -- A new study, funded in part by the federal government, suggests alcohol has a more extreme impact on drivers than marijuana.
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Is Delta-8 THC Legal?

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Authorities in Indianapolis warn that anyone caught smoking marijuana at the First Church of Cannabis’ planned service next week could end up arrested.
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Can I get a DUI for using Marijuana?

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Local prosecutors across the state are looking for ways to keep minor marijuana cases out of court.
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Pulling the Cork Out of the Processing Bottleneck Slowing the Hemp/CBD Boom - Cannabis News

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South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns that non-Indians would still be breaking the law if they consume pot on the reservation.

This Brooklyn, NY chef has a brand-new way to deliver cannabis: On a pizza - Cannabis News

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Shona Banda, a Kansas marijuana advocate, turned herself in to authorities Monday on an arrest warrant with five charges relating to marijuana use.
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Pennsylvania Marijuana pardon project

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In two weeks, it'll be legal for anyone 21 and older to possess and grow marijuana in Oregon. But before you light up, the state wants you to know a few things.
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Southern California Women Are Hosting Fancy “High Teas” With the Help of a Cannabis Brand - Cannabis News

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Lawyer for Dish Network employee fired after using medical pot to treat muscle spasms calls ruling "devastating"
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Public support for marijuana legalization surged in 2016 - Cannabis News

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The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to rein in the DEA.
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Why The US Has Made A Complete Mess Of Partial Marijuana Legalization (So Far)

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A circuit judge has ruled that Missouri's so-called "Right to Farm" amendment doesn't allow farming pot.
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Kentucky marijuana legalization 2022: Kulkarni pushes to decriminalize cannabis

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With a wave of legalization measures in recent years, marijuana in some form is now legal in 38 states. But in the 12 where it is not — a swath of the west and Midwest, including Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas, and in the rust belt states of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania — parents whose use of the drug would be legal elsewhere are losing their children and often seen as irresponsible parenting pariahs.
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UA cannabis certificate program teaches skills for legal marijuana industry

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The newly launched National Cannabis Bar Association will officially launch with an NCIA event in Denver on June 30
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This Coast-to-Coast Cannabis Grower Just Made a Big Move in Colorado

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A proposal that would create a $100 fine for marijuana possession in Miami-Dade gets its first hearing before county commissioners Wednesday, a key test for a law designed to keep minor pot offenses out of the criminal system.
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Cannabis Bill in limbo after House meeting lacks a quorum in Thailand

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With a major battle in the making over marijuana legalization next year, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, a recovering alcoholic and a passionate advocate for those struggling with drug addiction, is emerging as the most likely face of the opposition.
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Kentucky state senator pre-files bill to legalize cultivation, possession and sale of marijuana – Marijuana News

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ST. CLAIR COUNTY (CBS Detroit) With her four teenagers inside, Ginnifer Hency’s house was raided by officers who suspected she was using and selling marijuana.
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Gallup Poll Finds Almost Half Of US Adults Have Tried Marijuana

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If you live in the District or one of the 23 states that have legalized marijuana and you work for the federal government, think twice before lighting a joint.
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What To Do If Your Marijuana Edibles Aren’t Working

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Courts ultimately might have to decide whether practices amount to sincere religion
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