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Central Ohio’s first Marijuana drive-thru dispensary prepares to open

Interior of the Euflora dispensary in downtown Denver. Image: WeedWorthy.com
Clarissa Cooper and Michael Bodley ~ Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative via NBCNews.com ~
 
DENVER — Every month, Jamie Perino hires a security detail to come to her three recreational marijuana dispensaries. They stop by, collect thousands of dollars in cash and head out to deliver the money to the state, county and city.
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Cannabis-based smoothies coming to metro Dallas, Texas

Brad Ervin (left) and Melete Finch, co-owners of Hippie Butter, and Steve Rash, chief executive of North American Cannabis Holdings. Image:  Ben Torres/Special Contributor
Kristen TaketaDallas Morning News ~

FRISCO — Ah, the energizing power of a smoothie packed with blueberries, bananas, yogurt and ... cannabis?

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Strangest Cannabis strains on the market today

Cannabis under grow lights at a Denver facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Colorado pot taxes: Over the first six months of 2015, the state has pulled in a total of $60.7 million in marijuana taxes, fees.

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The Cannabis Industry Boasts a Higher Percentage of Female Business Owners than Corporate America - Cannabis News

Ian Eisenberg displays some of the most popular product they sell at his store, Uncle Ike's. Image: Meghan Walker via KUOW.org.
Meghan Walker ~ Kuow.org ~
 
It's been a year since the first retail pot shops opened in Washington, and the cost of weed has dropped significantly. But that’s not stopping eager pot entrepreneurs hoping to get in on the budding industry.
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Deep Dive: A Look At America’s Marijuana Evolution - Cannabis News

Avondale Bridge, Pueblo County, Colorado. Image: Thad Roan via Wikimedia Commons.

Joel Warner ~ High Country News ~

Local officials want Pueblo County, Colorado, to be the best place to grow, but not everyone’s high on the idea.

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Gourmet Ganja? Marijuana Dining is Growing Up, Slowly – Cannabis News

Cannabis plants at a Denver grow facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com
 
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 11 states where by law residents in possession of small amounts of the drug are not punishable by jail time, and medical marijuana use is permitted.
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Gary Johnson: Marijuana doesn't make you stupid – Cannabis News

Cannabis leaf and Texas State Capitol Building
John Austin ~ CNHI State Reporter via Cleburne Times-Review ~
 
AUSTIN — Texans with epilepsy may not be buying legal cannabis oil here until 2017, but home-grown entrepreneurs are already lining up for a cut of the mainstream marijuana business.
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Medical Marijuana partially legalized in Kentucky as governor signs executive order

Hagerstown City Park Historic District. Photo: Heather Holman via Wikimedia Commons
Michael Dresser ~ Washington Post ~
 
A proposal to build a medical marijuana production plant could provide a local economic boost to the region.
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Marijuana Legalization Proceeds in Montana amid COVID-19

People share marijuana seeds at the swap event at Libertine, in Adams Morgan. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)
 
WASHINGTON — Pot-related businesses in the District are starting to meet expectations, growing steadily since last February when marijuana became legal for private and personal use.
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American Pot: 5 Best Strains of 2017 - Cannabis News

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City is the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the marijuana industry. Image: Dave Kaup/KCBJ
 
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City finds itself in the middle of a heated debate about the legalization of marijuana, as the target of a lawsuit filed by a credit union seeking to serve the industry.
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Marijuana reforms flood state legislatures – Cannabis News

Photo: Jamie Kraus
 
A marijuana dispenser in Colorado is modeling his career after an unlikely business hero: TV dinner tycoon Clarence Birdseye, who practically invented the frozen food industry thanks to his dual interests in food preservation and inventing new technology.
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Legal marijuana is replacing black market weed in this state

U.S. Federal Reserve System Seal. Image via Wikimedia Commons
Kieran Nicholson ~ Denver Post ~
 
A Denver-based credit union aiming to become the first of its kind — one created to serve the Colorado marijuana industry — has suffered a setback.
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NBA’s Montrezl Harrell busted with three pounds of weed

Cannabis bud and hand.
 
Cincinnati area businesses are already pondering what they should do if Ohio votes this fall to legalize marijuana, including use of medicinal pot on the job.
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4 Tips To Help You Make The Most Of Your CBD

Cannabis Leaves at Denver grow facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com
 
Using cutting-edge technology, Potbotics wants to change how the medical marijuana industry treats patients.
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What’s The Correlation Between Legal Marijuana And Teen Use?

A woman looking for work in the cannabis industry fills out a form in front at the CannaSearch job fair in downtown Denver. File photo from March 13, 2014. Reuters/Rick Wilking/Files
 
Shop owners seek to capitalize not only on the vaping trend, but on the more widespread, and legal, use of medical marijuana.
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What is smoking Cannabis clone like?

A view from the street of the Empire State Building. Image: Mouseymilkman via Wikimedia Commons
 
The New York Department of Health is expected to announce either Thursday or Friday which five companies it has selected to award licenses to grow medical marijuana under the Compassionate Care Act.
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Australia's number 1 hemp skincare brand's CBD cleanser and serum has a waitlist of over 27,000

An inside look of Dixie Elixir's grow room in Denver. The edibles manufacturer makes 40 different products, from THC-infused soda to gourmet chocolate, yet it all starts with the cannabis plant. IMAGE: Will Yakowicz
 
Entrepreneurs are trying to boost sales by steering pot toward the Whole Foods crowd.
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OKlahoma: State temporarily halts enforcement of some marijuana business rules

A GreenBroz commercial trimmer
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
One inventor-turned-businessman says innovators are finding a market for their ideas as the legal marijuana sector concentrates on its bottom line.
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Mexico Supreme Court says ban on recreational marijuana unconstitutional - Cannabis News

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Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch ~
 
Spot will be aired late Monday during ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on ABC Denver affiliate.
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The First FDA Approved Cannabis-Based Medication Is Now Available to Purchase - Cannabis News

Will Smith shows one of his smaller containers for displaying medical cannabis. (Bob Shallit/Sacramento Bee)
 
Will Smith’s Bud Bar Displays sells wares in 23 states and overseas.
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