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Lisa Smith of Van Buren Township, whose son Noah, 6, is autistic, asked Michigan to add autism to the conditions that qualify for medicinal pot. Image: Ed White, Associated Press
Bill Laitner ~ Detroit Free Press ~

Medical marijuana was OK’d by Michigan voters with a 63% yes vote in 2008, yet implementation is always controversial.

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To protect Cannabis workers and customers, approve federal banking act

A multi-agency team supporting Operation Trident, a large-scale marijuana eradication and reclamation mission, in 2010. Image: U.S. Army National Guard via Wikimedia Commons
 
As America's multibillion dollar cannabis industry continues to expand, the nation's drug cops are seizing less weed.
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You’ll soon be able to earn a degree in cannabis from a Colorado university - Cannabis News

Attendees at the kick-off of CanopyBoulder's fall boot camp. Image: WeedWorthy.com
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Firms like CanopyBoulder are helping new, marijuana-related firms to not only survive the crucial first years in business, but to hopefully thrive as they grow and evolve.
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California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite Gains

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Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services ~ azdailysun.com ~
 
PHOENIX -- If some Arizona nurses get their way, medical marijuana will become available as early as next year to treat everything from arthritis and autism to Tourette's syndrome and traumatic brain injury.
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Napa County Ballot to Include Initiative for Commercial Cannabis Cultivation

A warning sign at a Purdue University research farm cautions visitors against taking cannabis sativa plants grown for research purposes. Image: Maureen Hayden/CNHI
Maureen Hayden, CNHI ~ News and Tribune ~
 
ROMNEY  – The high fence surrounding a Purdue University research farm here was installed to keep out pesky deer, but this summer it served a second purpose: Keeping federal drug agents at bay.
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CBD Companies Positioning Themselves For Cannabis Legalization

Pre-rolled joints at a Denver dispensary. Image: WeedWorthy.com
 
The issue of medical marijuana and zero-tolerance workplace policies remains a major obstacle for cannabis advocates.
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Irish brewmaster hoping cannabis beer will be a big hit

A U.S. government medical marijuana crop at the University of Mississippi, Oxford. Image via Wikimedia Commons
 
A side effect of a federal drug law has left legal pot farmers without any approved pesticides—and as a result, many have turned to harmful chemicals to protect their crops.
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California’s legal marijuana will outsell the black market in 5 years, forecast says

Chicago skyline at evening. Image: Bert Kaufmann via Wikimedia Commons
 
Medical marijuana is officially growing--both literally and figuratively--in the state of Illinois, with cultivation centers producing strains that are expected to harvest around October.
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Wasn’t the DEA Going to Let Others Grow Research-Grade Cannabis?

Stock trading on the New York Curb Association market, around 1916. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Kathleen Burke ~ Marketwatch.com ~

With the recent stock market volatility, it’s difficult to know which industries will weather the storm. However, there’s one potential way to stay in the green.
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Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have 'major impact,' Harvard researcher says

Santa Cruz 4/20 celebration at Porter Meadow on UCSC Campus. Image: Sroalf via Wikimedia Commons
 
More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, a study released Tuesday found.
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Albany, N.Y. child's epilepsy improves on medical marijuana – Cannabis News

University of Denver Professor Andrew Matranga. Photo credit: CBS

Britt Moreno ~ CBS Denver ~

The college course is called Cannabis Journalism: reporting and covering the new normal.

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Cannabinoids: The chemistry behind cannabis – Cannabis News

Dixie Brands, a Colorado manufacturer of marijuana-infused edibles, is expanding with non-psychoactive, CBD-infused products for people and pets that will be available throughout the U.S. Image: Denver Post file

Ricardo Baca  ~ Denver Post ~

Two new hemp-based product lines are coming from Colorado's Dixie Brands: Therabis is CBD-infused supplements for pets; Aceso has three formulas for human consumption.

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51-foot marijuana joint coming to Philly for the DNC – Cannabis News

McAlpin Community Center, Suwannee County, Florida. Image: Michael Rivera via Wikimedia Commons

Most Texans support legalizing Marijuana for medical use, poll finds

The West Linn wedding of John Elledge and Whitney Alexander featured a marijuana bar. Image: Jessica Hill Photography via KGW.com
Cathy Marshal ~ KGW.com ~
 
WEST LINN, Ore. -- The legalization of pot in Oregon has couples considering weed bars at their weddings.
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Maine’s First Weekend Of Legal Cannabis Sales Tops $250K

Cannabis grow operation in a Denver warehouse. Image: WeedWorthy.com

“It’s all just getting snatched up by these marijuana people.”

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How The Legal Cannabis Industry Is Tackling Sustainability

Aubrie Hill, left, with her mother, Vicki. Image via AL.com

Paul Gattis ~ AL.com ~

Some Alabama families have headed west, seeking access to various forms of medical marijuana that are unlawful to possess in their home state.
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Colorado Submits Further Comment On Hemp Rule

Pueblo County Courthouse, Pueblo, CO. Image: Billy Hathorn via Wikimedia Commons
Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~
 
DENVER (AP) -- Talk about higher learning. A Colorado county may create the world's first public college scholarship program funded with marijuana money.
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Cannabis guide: 10 DOS X DONT'S for tourists issued!

Hemp Plants. Image: Jungbim via Wikimedia Commons
 
Canadian researchers unraveled the genetic structure of 81 different marijuana and 43 hemp samples, in an attempt to test long-held assumptions about cannabis.
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CBN Yourself to Sleep Tonight with These Products

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Lee Shearer ~ OnlineAthens.com ~

A University of Georgia graduate student used crowdsourcing to take a look at marijuana prices across the country.
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Ireland’s Hemp Farmers Battling Red Tape

John McKay, CSU associate professor of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management, and Ph.D. student Brian Campbell research industrial hemp. Image: Colorado State University
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
Researchers are taking advantage of new federal measures that allow universities to conduct research on industrial hemp.
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