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Phoenix nonproft plans to seek grant from fund created by Marijuana Legalization
Business & Finance
Kristen Gwynne ~ Rolling Stone ~   Unless you live in the South, recreational weed is coming to a state near you.
This Low-Impact Activity May Burn More Calories Than Walking
Cannabis News
Kristen Wyatt ~ Associated Press ~    DENVER (AP) -- Colorado's attempt to create a bank to service its marijuana industry has received a setback from the Federal Reserve.
South Dakota Legislative Board Adopts Cannabis Study Committee’s Report
Politics
Jeffrey M. Jones ~ Gallup.com ~ PRINCETON, N.J. -- A majority of Americans continue to say marijuana use should be legal in the United States, with 58% holding that view, tying the high point in Gallup's 46-year trend.
String of Bay Area high-profile retail robberies brings calls for action
Politics
John Aguilar ~ Denver Post ~   Englewood liquor licensing authority floats proposed ordinance allowing social pot use at cannabis clubs.
In states where marijuana is legal, users prefer the edible high - Cannabis News
Cannabis News
Ian Goldstein ~ Entertainment Weekly ~   When Kimmel asked the presidential candidate where he stood on the legalization of marijuana, Sanders discussed the excessive amount of American citizens in prison for marijuana use and emphasized putting an end to the war on drugs.
New Zealanders could be smoking marijuana legally by 2020
World News
Elahe Izadi ~ Washington Post ~   The number of adults using marijuana more than doubled in recent years, according to new research culling data from two massive surveys.
130-acre marijuana park in Michigan to be largest east of Mississippi, developer says - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
Bob Young ~ Seattle Times ~   A lofty lecture series for stoned people aims to shatter some stereotypes, but also raises the question: Are people really more creative and open-minded when high?
Pot of gold: how the UK beauty industry fell for cannabis - Cannabis News
Fashion
Tami Tremblay ~ KTVB.com ~   Only those with the most severe cases of epilepsy will be selected to take part in an Idaho cannabis oil program.
Expert Sees a ‘Strong Need’ for Insurance for Cannabis Industry - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
Christopher Ingraham ~ Washington Post ~   In a strongly-worded new report out Tuesday, researchers at the Brookings Institution call on the federal government to eliminate roadblocks to medical marijuana research in the U.S.
Meet a rare breed: Missouri doctors eager to help patients try medical marijuana - Cannabis News
Medical News
Paul Ausick ~ 24/7 Wall St. ~   Canada’s new prime minister has promised his Liberal Party will legalize marijuana across the entire country.
So, You Want to Be a Hemp Farmer? - Cannabis News
CBD & Hemp
Bruce Kennedy ~ WeedWorthy ~   The Arizona-based creator of Juicy Rips says his products show how open the legal marijuana industry and its consumers are to innovation.
Stop Wasting Weed: Here’s How To Make Joints Burn Slower - Cannabis News
Culture & Arts
Amber Jamieson ~ New York Post  ~   The city is getting higher by the day — and we’re not talking about Manhattan skyscrapers.
Cannabis Companies Struggle To Become More Sustainable - Cannabis News
Business & Finance
Eric Hartley ~ Las Vegas Review-Journal ~   Among the more than 11,000 people with state-issued patient cards are the very young and very old. They include people living with cancer, HIV, seizures, glaucoma or other conditions.
Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers
Technology
Edgar Thompson, Brendan Sonnone and Shannon Green ~ Orlando Sentinel ~   Schools are stuck enforcing the rules of a college-football system that hasn't embraced some of society's growing acceptance of marijuana use.
Amid layoffs and falling sales, Colorado’s Cannabis Industry grapples with an economic downturn
Business & Finance
Thad Moore ~ Washington Post ~   Tobacco isn’t the reliable cash crop it once was. And that has hundreds of other farmers across the South revisiting a plant from deep in the region’s past: industrial hemp.
Czech Republic on the way to legalizing Cannabis
Business & Finance
Barry Petersen ~ CBS News ~   Four states already allow recreational pot, but approved medical marijuana first. Now, Ohio could make history by legalizing both at the same time, and the pro-marijuana camp is ramping up as the days until the vote are counting down.

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