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Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun-Times ~   If you want a bottle of booze in downstate Albion, you have to drive out of town. But the Edwards County town of less than 2,000 residents is the site of a huge medical marijuana farm.

Landon Miller ~ KTVN.com ~   Despite two years of delays, the state’s first MMJ dispensary is ready to open its doors.

Michael Walsh ~ Yahoo! Politics ~   If public opinion is any indication, nationwide marijuana legalization might not be such a pipe dream after all.

Mark Demsky ~ Fox40.com ~   In California this week, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors revised its water code to declare marijuana cultivation a form of water waste.

Stacy Cowley ~ New York Times ~   Exhibitors at  cannabis expo in New York City 'play the game' when it comes to displaying their wares

Brigette Namata ~ KHON2 ~   Medical marijuana is a multibillion dollar industry and hundreds of hungry entrepreneurs are ready to make it a reality in Hawaii.

Becky Schlikerman ~ Chicago Sun Times ~    It’s an industry, they say, that’s too new to have a glass ceiling. And for many women, that’s a good reason to get into the booming legal marijuana business.

Robert Higgs ~ Cleveland.Com ~   COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Language in a proposal to amend Ohio's constitution and legalize sale, use and possession of marijuana in the state has employers antsy over the impact it could have, despite a legal analysis that says they will retain strong workplace control.

Tim Devaney ~ The Hill ~   Lawmakers are prepping for what could turn into a marijuana vote-a-rama Wednesday, sources say.

Zachariah Hughes ~ Alaska Public Media ~   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.

Phil Rogers ~ NBC Chicago ~   The exhibit halls of the Chicago Hilton and Towers were packed with vendors offering a glimpse of the world as it’s about to become in Illinois, from lemonade to honey to krispie treats

Maria Gallucci  ~ International Business Times ~   “Cannabis is spurring on an ag-tech revolution,” said Troy Dayton, CEO of ArcView Group, a cannabis-industry research firm in Oakland, California.

Luke Runyon ~ KUNC Greeley ~   Following months of wrangling, the Colorado Department of Agriculture has secured a permit from federal drug enforcement officials to import industrial hemp seed from foreign countries.

Hub staff report ~ Johns Hopkins University ~   They urge states to heed lessons from alcohol, tobacco industries

Eric Hartley ~ Las Vegas Review-Journal   After spending months in limbo, waiting for the state to hash out rules for testing medical marijuana, laboratories might be able to get to work soon.

Joseph Spector ~ PressConnects ~   ALBANY – The state Department of Health announced Monday it is accepting applications from businesses interested in becoming registered organizations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana in New York.