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What's in Your Weed? Touring Florida's Marijuana Testing Lab - Cannabis News

Erika Walton, 43, fills out paperwork to have a marijuana violation expunged from her record. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times
 
As it prepares to begin retail marijuana sales next month, Oregon is blazing a profoundly new trail, legal experts and marijuana business people said, to rethink cannabis-related violations.
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Breeding for Dummies: how to make your Weed plants screw

Former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush at New Hampshire Education Summit August 19th, 2015. Image: Michael Vadon via Wikimedia Commons

Jeb Bush certainly wasn’t the first presidential candidate to admit having smoked weed. Here are 15, including a few who ultimately became president.

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The Tech Behind Growing Cannabis - Cannabis News

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Kirsten Swanson ~ KOAT.com ~

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —Albuquerque’s city council has voted 5-4 in favor of decriminalizing the possession of 1 ounce or less of pot.
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House panel set to examine federal marijuana policies - Cannabis News (2)

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, addresses the National Cannabis Industry Association meeting, in New York, Monday, Sept. 21, 2015. AP Photo: Richard Drew via OneidaDispatch.com
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
The Senator from New York says the federal government needs to reform laws affecting marijuana’s medical use, allowing states to determine their own medical marijuana programs.
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Comedy and tragedy: When the GOP debate turned to marijuana

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina, leads fellow candidates Scott Walker, Jeb Bush and Donald Trump as they take the stage prior to the CNN Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
 
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — One of the signature moments in the latter portion of Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate came on the topic of marijuana.
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Nebraska parents testify in favor of ‘conservative’ Medical Marijuana bill

The logo for the Michigan Cannabis Coalition, one of two groups seeking to put a marijuana legalization proposal on the Michigan ballot in 2016. Image via MLive.com

Jonathan Oosting ~ MLive.com ~

LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Cannabis Coalition still isn't saying much about its investors, but it's learning a lot about supporters who are signing its petition to legalize recreational marijuana for adults. 

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Marijuana Use Growing Among Bay Area Women - Cannabis News

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Kenneth R. Gosselin ~ Hartford Courant ~

The state wants to add as many as three medical marijuana dispensaries — especially in New Haven and Fairfield counties — and now there are 19 proposals for rolling out the expansion.
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Arizona collects more cannabis than liquor taxes, poll finds one-third Americans prefer weed over booze

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Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, won't be on the list of conditions for which medical marijuana is allowed in Illinois.
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Billings lowers minimum age to own or work for marijuana businesses to 18

420 Dank, a medical dispensary in Detroit, is seen on Friday, September 11, 2015. Image: Salwan Georges via Detroit Free Press

Matt Helms ~ Detroit Free Press ~

With some medical-marijuana stores in Detroit now offering drive-through purchasing, the city's marketplace for medical pot has spiraled out of control and needs to be regulated, Mayor Mike Duggan said.
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Telling the difference between Hemp and Marijuana

The flag of Ohio at Sawyer Point in in Cincinnati, Ohio. Image: Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons

Jackie Borchardt ~ Cleveland.com ~

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's Issue 3 received its first endorsement from a national marijuana advocacy group, but the group says the proposed constitutional amendment is not the best way to legalize marijuana.

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Medical marijuana debuts in Illinois but some patients turned away

2001 The Space Odyssey Marijuana March May 5, 2001 New Orleans. Image: Bart Everson via Wikimedia Commons
 
Compared to 1969, when only 12% supported legalizing pot, the majority of Americans today support legalizing recreational use of the drug.
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What Will Australian Import Changes Mean for Local Cannabis Growers?

Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, in 2010. Image: U.S. Department of Defense via Wikimedia Commons
 
TOPEKA (KSNT) — A nationwide argument between the veterans’ administration and groups which represent the rights of veterans emerged in Topeka Tuesday.
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California Marijuana Growers Reel From Cannabis Farms Consumed By Wildfires

Billy Nicholas, chief of the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Indian Township. 2007 Associated Press file photo via Portland Press Herald
Whit Richardson ~ Portland Press Herald ~
 
A Passamaquoddy leader says a letter of intent with a Colorado consultant is about hemp production, but that could change, and legal gray areas abound.
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Puff test for pot use will be reality within a year, WSU researchers say

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A petition on the UK government's website calling for cannabis legalization reached more than 200,000 signatures, meaning the proposal will be debated by the British parliament.
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Does The New MORE Act Have A Better Chance Of Passing?

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Anjali Shastry ~ Washington Times ~

South Carolina voters overwhelmingly say their state’s own medical marijuana law should trump federal enforcement, said a new poll being released Thursday.
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Cannabis Seltzers: Here’s What You Should Know

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Nisa Donnelly ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
SACRAMENTO, CA -- In a late-night move and after a more than 20-year wait, California’s legislature is finally poised to regulate the state’s multi-billion-dollar medical marijuana industry.
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The Australian cannabis market is opening up, 5 years after landmark legal changes.

Christina Leja, Teddy Scott and Norah Scott of Pharmacannis. Image: Lawrence Collins via CNBC.com
 
If there was any doubt about the national momentum on legalized marijuana use in America, consider this. There will be a medicinal marijuana dispensary right off New York City's Union Square come January 2016.
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American Legion Pushes Congress On Medical Marijuana At Hearing - Cannabis News

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Supporters rally in downtown Springfield Friday night.
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10 Weed Enthusiast-Approved Travel Destinations for 2018 - Cannabis News

Bob and Cathy Jordan say her ALS is relieved by medical marijuana, and are supporters of legalizing it in Florida. Photo: WTSP
Garin Flowers ~ WTSP.com ~
 
PARRISH, Fla. -- When you pull up to the home of Bob and Cathy Jordan and see a FLCAN sign, you know exactly what they stand for.
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Can Cannabis Help Patients In Pain Avoid Opioids? Many Are Trying - Cannabis News

Ohio Gov. and Presidential Candidate John Kasich addresses the media on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. (Danielle Duval | MLive.com)

Jonathan Oosting ~ MLive.com ~

LANSING, MI — Marijuana legalization is a "terrible idea," according to Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose home state will see a pot proposal on the ballot this fall.
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