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First marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas area opening Monday

An exterior schematic of Euphoria Wellness in Las Vegas. Image L.E. Baskow via Las Vegas Sun.
 
Fifteen years after medical marijuana was legalized in Nevada, Clark County’s first retail dispensary plans to open to the public Monday.
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Norway hosts first public meeting on Medical Cannabis

The former location of Wilmington Buds on Avalon Boulevard in Los Angeles. Photo: Martin do Nascimento/ News21
Brittan Jenkins, Martin do Nascimento and Tom Blanton ~ Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative via NBCNews.com ~
 
Passed by California voters nearly two decades ago, but absent statewide regulation, the legalization of medical marijuana has spawned a vast network of illegal dispensaries and wide disparities over how businesses are monitored across the state - if they are at all.
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Marijuana and coffee? New bill could bring Cannabis Cafes to California

Joshua Artman developed a duo of apps that connect cannabis growers with dispensaries and users. Image: JOHN BURGESS / The Press Democrat

Julie Johnson ~ The Press Democrat ~

Near the heart of the remote Round Valley in Mendocino County, a back-to-the-land father and cannabis farmer is trying to get in on the ground floor of an industry that could skyrocket if recreational use of marijuana is legalized in California next year.
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Jim Belushi, actor and Cannabis farmer, to meet fans at Las Vegas dispensary

Ohio state flag

An Ohio ballot measure makes some reformers squirm, but backers says its grower oligopoly is nothing to worry about.

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Does the legal marijuana industry have a race problem?

Co-owners of the recreational marijuana store, Bud Nation, strive to maintain a diverse set of employees in an industry that is predominantly white. Image: Courtesy Bud Nation.

Missouri to Consider Medical Marijuana in 2017 – Cannabis News

Vermont State Senator Joe Benning acknowledged that there may not be enough support in the legislature yet for legalizing marijuana. But he thinks it might make sense to regulate that industry and perhaps even reap some economic rewards from it. Credit Charlotte Albright / VPR

Omaha partner in hemp-processing firm urges lawmakers to OK plant's farming in Nebraska – Cannabis News

Cannabis trimmers at a Denver operation. Image: WeedWorthy.com

Veterans plea to Texas lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana – Cannabis News

Tribal council leaders, parents and youth are concerned about the impact that legalizing marijuana could have on communities in the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Image: Kelcie Johnson/News21

Lex Talamo, News21 ~ via OklahomaWatch.org ~

Participating in the marijuana industry may have risks for Native American tribes, like losing federal funding.
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THC breathalyzer program could help police detect marijuana impairment

Steve DeAngelo at a protest in Oakland, California. Image: Glenn Halog/Flickr

The author of the Cannabis Manifesto dishes on racist drug laws, hemp jewelry, and California's weed-fueled world domination.

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Illinois’ Marijuana sales up by 9% in January

Two race participants celebrate their finish at the Saturday 4.2-mile race. Image: 420 Games via MarketWatch
Kathleen Burke ~ MarketWatch.com ~
 
Marijuana users on the west coast are running, or walking, away from the popular image of the Jeff Spicoli-like pot smoker.
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Smoking Cannabis not associated with impaired lung functioning in latest study

Heather Shuker comforts her daughter Hannah, 12, after a series of seizures. Photo: Lex Talamo, News21
Jayson Chesler and Alexa Ard, News21 ~ via USAToday.com ~
 
Research on marijuana’s potential for medicinal use has been hampered for years by federal restrictions, even though nearly half of the states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form.
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How to detox Marijuana from your system in 24 hours

Pipes & Lighters board game
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~
 
A Silicon Valley veteran wants to become the next Milton Bradley with his cannabis trivia board game.
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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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Study seeks healthcare provider views on medical cannabis

Photo: Ray Stern via Phoenix New Times
 
Arizona has reached a marijuana-legalization milestone, with more than 80,000 people now qualified to legally possess, grow, or sell pot for medicinal purposes.
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Stuck in limbo, Cannabis entrepreneurs take on a grassroots fight for equity

Cannabis oil extract 3.5 grams in oral syringe with package container. Image: Stephen Charles Thompson via Wikimedia Commons.
 
Last month, the Texas Department of Public Safety released proposed rules for growing, manufacturing and dispensing cannabis oil.
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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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Ashton Kutcher reveals he stopped smoking Weed

White House Exterior. Image: www.GlynLowe.com via Wikimedia Commons.
 
Here’s a look at three presidential candidates who, through past views and statements, offer the perceived-to-be friendliest approaches to the marijuana industry.
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Laos approves regulated production of Cannabis for medical use

Image: Abigail Batchelder/Flickr via Mother Jones.
 
The farmers market in the town of Laytonville offers, among other things, an ample supply of heirloom cannabis.
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LA Swindler steals millions of dollars in marijuana scams

 14th Street  subway station in New York City, lines F and V. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Lois Weiss ~ New York Post ~

Medical marijuana is taking root in the heart of NYC.
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