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Colorado Marijuana Tax Revenue Breaks Annual Record

Canada’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health hopes to study and measure the effects of cannabis while driving using this driving simulator. Image: Chris So, Toronto Star

Dr. Robert Mann at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto is trying to determine the relationship between marijuana consumption and driving ability, using a “state of the art” simulator.

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Recreational marijuana back on ballot in Yellowstone County

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – Show-Me Cannabis, the group pushing for legalization of pot, hopes an online commercial campaign will drum up support for medical marijuana.

The goal is to get a medicinal marijuana measure on the November 2016 ballot.

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Cannabis drinks market value set to grow by US$8.3 billion in 2032

Mikey Deangelo processes flower at Dab Society Extracts in Portland. Image: Beth Nakamura, The Oregonian

Starting next spring, Oregon will require all marijuana products sold in dispensaries or recreational shops to undergo testing for nearly 60 pesticides.

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Inside an alleged marijuana conspiracy aided by law enforcement for cash and cars

Nearly 13,500 signatures are needed for medical marijuana in North Dakota to be up for vote and Ray Morgan has no doubt they'll get there.

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Protecting Your Cannabis Company: Why Artificial Intelligence is a Must

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A Denver-area company that provides security for marijuana businesses moving around large amounts of cash said it’s growing in the city.

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5 Things You Should Know When Mixing Cannabis And Caffeine

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ST. PAUL -- Severe pain soon will be a reason Minnesotans may use medical marijuana, something supporters say will reduce the need for powerful and often-dangerous prescription medicines.

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Backers of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts submit ballot signatures – Marijuana News

BOSTON — Proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Massachusetts said they submitted more than enough signatures Tuesday to the secretary of state's office to keep alive their hopes of putting the proposal before voters next year.

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Montana Senate Votes to Advance Promising Cannabis Legalization Bill

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The Drug Enforcement Administration is not having a great year.

The chief of the agency stepped down in April under a cloud of scandal.

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U.S. postal rules make outlook bleak for small vape companies

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FAIRBANKS — Alaska is on track to be the first state in the nation to allow for the consumption of marijuana in retail stores in which it is purchased.

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The Most Important Cannabis Studies of 2018 - Cannabis News

The first crop of homegrown pot is harvested inside an apartment in Washington. Image: Astrid Riecken for The Washington Post

The smell near the Columbia Heights Metro station Wednesday night was unmistakable. A lit joint in hand, Tony Lee stood outside a residence talking with friends as the typical evening bustle passed them by, no one paying the group of men any special attention.

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President Biden’s Marijuana Agenda Seems Destined For Trouble

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Cops are following through on Mayor de Blasio’s pledge to stop locking people up for carrying small amounts of pot.

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What's New In Cannabis Culture?

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Parents who are even occasional weed users can face accusations of child neglect or abuse, and can risk losing their children as a result.

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Sisters of the Valley compete in the Next Marijuana Millionaire Show

Jose “Joche” Smith, chief executive at Costa Farms, in a shade house containing thousands of indoor plants in May 2011. Image: Daniel Bock for the Miami Herald

TALLAHASSEE - Five Florida nurseries, including two from Miami-Dade County, were selected Monday to cultivate and distribute the first legal marijuana in the state, opening the door to the sale of the non-euphoric strains to treat patients with seizure disorders and cancer by June of next year.

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London Mayor announces plan to study cannabis legalization

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Families desperate to get access to a medicinal oil derived from marijuana urged legislators to legalize it at a tearful hearing Tuesday.

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Marijuana gets the farm-to-fork foodie treatment in Sacramento – Cannabis News

Consultant Jonathan Hunt checks seedlings growing in the marijuana growing facility on the Flandreau Santee Sioux Reservation in September. AP Photo: Jay Pickthorn

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) -- Tribes across the U.S. are finding marijuana is risky business nearly a year after a Justice Department policy indicated they could grow and sell pot under the same guidelines as states.

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Case study: Can CBD oil shrink lung cancer tumors?

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The man who led the for-profit marijuana-legalization amendment that Ohioans soundly defeated on Nov. 3 says the campaign made two major mistakes: limiting growing sites to 10 owners and using the pot-head mascot Buddie.

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Costa Rica congress approves legalization of marijuana for medicinal use

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ATLANTIC CITY — Two days after lawmakers held the first public hearing discussing the idea of legalizing marijuana in New Jersey, the top four leaders of the state Legislature were split along party lines on how the state should approach the issue.

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N.J. ‘Big Weed’ cannabis capers may limit minorities, locals

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Earlier this month a group of women in Oregon's marijuana industry came up with a plan to donate baskets complete with turkeys and the fixings for a Thanksgiving Day meal for 20 needy families in Eugene.

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Virginia Governor Announces Plans To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

Kate Douglas packages marijuana-infused edibles at Wana Brands in Boulder, CO. Image: Paul Aiken, Daily Camera

Preliminary data released from Boulder data analysis firm BDS Analytics has confirmed what tax revenues have already shown: Coloradans love legal pot.

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What Federal Cannabis Decriminalization Would Mean

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Sarah Palin believes America has more important things to worry about than the marijuana legalization debate.

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