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Feds Open Door To More Pot Research While Keeping It Classified As A ‘Dangerous’ Drug – Cannabis News

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DENVER — In LoDo, the Nativ Hotel is set to open. Thursday through Saturday there will be a series of functions to welcome the boutique hotel that allows marijuana use.
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Obama Administration Set to Remove Barrier to Marijuana Research – Cannabis News

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A group opposed to pot legalization is unveiling proposals on Thursday for the U.S. government to ease restrictions on scientific research into marijuana's potential as medicine, in a first step for an organization of its kind.
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Medical marijuana grows under strict conditions in Illinois as industry expands – Cannabis News

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Georgia medical marijuana refugees are returning home from places like Colorado, now that they have temporary permits to legally use cannabis oil in the state.
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Cannabis stigma: Millennials caught in changing norms – Cannabis News

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Gov. Bobby Jindal on Thursday said he plans to sign legislation that would change the state's medical marijuana laws and soften penalties for marijuana offenders.
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Clinical trial in Irritable Bowel Syndrome begins for cannabis-based chewing gum – Cannabis News

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Marijuana advocates fear cross-pollination with low-THC hemp, and state legislators take up the issue
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Vermont to initiate hemp testing pilot program – Cannabis News

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The state has a year until it begins issuing licenses for businesses selling recreational marijuana. Between now and then, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Board is home to a new body developing regulations: the Marijuana Control Board.
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Arkansas: Suspension of expiration dates on medical marijuana patient cards ending soon

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A Sea Cliff company competing to win a New York State medical marijuana license and open a dispensary on Long Island Friday announced it has secured a manufacturing facility upstate.
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Florida Hemp Farmers Face Challenge Insuring Crops Amid Hurricane Season

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Marijuana prices are actually measured nationwide, although it seems odd that numbers for what is an illegal substance in many states could be tracked.
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Twitter to allow ads for Cannabis

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London doctors considering medical marijuana prescriptions will have a new resource to refer their patients to this summer.
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France reports highly positive patient response to Medical Cannabis trial

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A proposal to soften Louisiana's harsh marijuana laws by reducing penalties for possession continues to gain steam in the Louisiana Legislature.
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Adidas reveals Hemp Collaborative with Sean Wotherspoon

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CHICAGO -- Everything from antacids to frozen veggies has a label detailing nutritional values and active ingredients, but when it comes to cannabis that information has been sorely lacking.
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How are Industry Leaders in Cannabis Working to Dismantle Systemic Racism?

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The quickly growing cannabis industry looks just like the rest of corporate America.
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Taxation’s War on Cannabis

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TOPEKA — A bill that would ease many of Kansas' marijuana laws has stalled in the Senate and likely won't be considered again this year.
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More Local Cannabis Dispensaries May Mean Fewer Opioid Overdose Deaths

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A new proposal from Seattle Mayor Ed Murray would give Seattle tighter control of marijuana businesses. It could shut down more than 50 medical dispensaries while the state goes about folding medical-marijuana businesses into the state’s recreational system.
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State's medical-marijuana law clears legal hurdle

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Florida's noneuphoric-medical-marijuana law cleared a major legal hurdle Wednesday when a judge in Tallahassee upheld it, which allows the state to begin licensing marijuana growers this summer.

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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Hawaii Interim Hemp Rules In Effect

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A mini-boom of pot-related magazines, cookbooks, growers’ manuals and other publications has sprung up  alongside marijuana legalization. Here is a sample for those seeking to grow, bake, sell or learn about cannabis…
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These 5 Women Are Powering Up the Cannabis Technology Industry

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Two diverse shows attempt to document a shift in how we think about pot, how it is becoming a part of our everyday lives, shedding its stigma, normalizing.
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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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CDC issues best practices for fleet marijuana policies

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The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a $77.6 billion funding bill for military construction and veterans benefits that includes an amendment allowing Veterans Affairs doctors to recommend the use of medical marijuana.
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