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End 4/20 Shame: Dispelling the Smoke Around Female Entrepreneurs - Cannabis News

After sitting out a failed effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio last year, a national pot policy group is taking the lead to legalize medical marijuana in Ohio.

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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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20 states report pot legalization measures in 2016 election – Marijuana News

Voters in 20 U.S. states could potentially legalize some form of cannabis use in the November 2016 election — part of a historic backlash to the century-old war on marijuana.

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Brands want to capitalize on 4/20 munchies. Pot advocates say it’s time to grow up - Cannabis News

Medical marijuana is legal in New York, but veterans’ doctors are still forbidden from recommending it.

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Alcohol Industry Targets Pot With Constellation-Canopy Deal - Cannabis News

A Garden City mother facing criminal drug charges said this week that she still intends to file a lawsuit in federal court asserting a constitutional right to use marijuana to treat her Crohn’s disease.

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Meet North Carolina's First Female Hemp Farmer In 75 Years

Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana in 2012 has brought a new player to the philanthropic table in the marijuana industry, but many area nonprofits are unsure as to how to handle the industry's desire to give back.

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Florida lawmakers to face push in 2022 for virtual renewal of medical marijuana certificates

A number of industries stand to lose profits if marijuana is legalized, so they’re heavily funding efforts aimed at preventing that from happening.

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Oregon will become first US state to ban synthetic cannabis

The cannabis industry is quickly becoming a magnet for female entrepreneurs.

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With vote to legalize on the horizon, recreational marijuana approval remains high, poll finds

A new report catalogs the highs (and lows) of America's medical cannabis process.

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Mexican Cannabis Legalization: Why Hasn’t Legislation Passed?

TALLAHASSEE - Floridians will decide this November whether to allow medical marijuana in the state. On Wednesday, a constitutional amendment to legalize the drug gained enough signed petitions to qualify for the ballot next November.

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Pushing A Global Revolution: Israel’s Cannabis Market Moves Towards Promising Recreational Reform

TALLAHASSEE - Floridians will decide this November whether to allow medical marijuana in the state. On Wednesday, a constitutional amendment to legalize the drug gained enough signed petitions to qualify for the ballot next November.

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New initiative to legalize medical and recreational marijuana in Nebraska

New research shows 52% of Americans, including a majority of adults under 65, support legalizing marijuana.

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Virginia Gov. McAuliffe expected to sign marijuana reforms – Cannabis News

New research shows 52% of Americans, including a majority of adults under 65, support legalizing marijuana.

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Dozens of Israelis receive initial approval for medical cannabis farms

The United States’ first African American U.S. Surgeon General, Joycelyn Elders, will address the legal marijuana industry she helped create in San Francisco next month.

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Medical Marijuana Seen By Some As Successor To Steel In Western Pennsylvania – Cannabis News

Cannabis production gives organized labor an opportunity to regain its influence in industrial relations.

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New Hampshire Rules For Cannabis As A Workplace Accommodation

Taboos about drugs are lying shattered across the U.S., like broken debris after a party. But even as some states have begun to decriminalize or legalize marijuana, there is an argument that is making some Americans hesitate.

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2 Cannabis Stocks That Could Double in the Next 5 Years

Raymond Schwab, an honorably discharged veteran, moved to Colorado last year to get treated for post-traumatic stress and chronic pain with medical marijuana. He didn't expect Kansas would take his children in return.

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Home Growing Tech to Cultivate Your Green Thumb

Tennessee Cannabis Coalition. Image: WKRN.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn.  (WKRN) – Supporters of legal marijuana hope to spur action on an issue they say has broad support in Tennessee.

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Canadians consumed up to $6.2-billion worth of cannabis in 2015

The Stanger Family. Image courtesy Mike and Enedina Stanger via People.com

Enedina Stanger and her husband recently moved with their girls to Colorado, where marijuana is legal, rather than risk possible arrest and losing custody of their children.

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Here's Everything You Need to Know About Massachusetts' New Marijuana Laws - Cannabis News

Brenda Gunsallus, co-owner of Sahara Wellness in Las Vegas.  Video Image: KTNV.com

Four women are opening the first all-female-owned medical marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas.

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